Acis valentina

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:04:43 PDT
Hi, Kathleen,
There is every chance that Acis valentina will produce seeds, but I 
don't know if I will be at home to catch them. The fall-blooming 
members of this genus ripen their seeds very quickly (fall Prospero, 
aka Scilla, do also), and I am going to be out of town Sept. 20-Oct. 
5. I'll keep a sharp watch. However, when I move them there may be offsets too.

I forgot to mention the fall-flowering Prospero autumnalis and 
whatever Scilla scilloides is called now, but they are blooming also.

Best regards,
Jane

At 08:58 AM 8/26/2014, you wrote:
>Jane McGary wrote:
>
>Even more pleasing is a close relative of the autumn
>snowflake, Acis valentina (or valentinus; I'm not sure what gender
>has finally been decided on for Acis, which as a common noun is
>feminine in Greek, anyway). A. valentina is slightly more robust than
>A. autumnalis, and the cup-shaped flowers are pure white rather than
>flushed with pink at the base.
>
>Jane, if you ever have seeds, send some to the exchange! I'd love to 
>expand on from Aciis autumnalis.
>
>Kathleen




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