I ordered the 1st copy of BULBOPHILE from South Africa and complained when it failed to arrive. Turns out it was posted surface mail. The sender sent another copy with apologies and both copies finally arrived., more or less at the same time. Janet Miller ======================================== Message Received: Feb 19 2017, 05:58 PM From: pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Cc: Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 169, Issue 12 Send pbs mailing list submissions to pbs@lists.ibiblio.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org You can reach the person managing the list at pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." List-Post: To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: Re: [pbs] Tuberous water lilies Was bulb garden topic Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Jim wrote > I know of no one or no group devoted to growing vernal pool plants of any sort except possibly > for a Nymphaea or two (??) of Australia and that only dimly. Nymphaea in subgenus Anecphya come from seasonally dry pools in Australia. They are magnificent plants with enormous fragrant flowers. They are not well known because they need water much warmer than would occur without supplemental heat in ponds in most of North American and Europe, even in summer, and they are huge plants. They grow fine in cultivation without drying out seasonally, but they are adapted for this, forming large tubers. My 6' x 12' / 182cm x 364cm pond is perhaps big enough for one, and my summer water temperature is even higher than they require, but I've just never gotten around to finding one. Leo Martin Zone 9? Phoenix Arizona USA ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:55:13 -0500 From: "Tim Eck" To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" Subject: Re: [pbs] Lycoris Hybridizing and Basic Indoor Germination Questions Message-ID: <000b01d28a53$361dffa0$a259fee0$@embarqmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Tony, You could try a potting medium with mycorrhizae and biofungicide. They can make a difference. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tony Carter > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 8:03 PM > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Lycoris Hybridizing and Basic Indoor Germination Questions > > Hello, > > Thank you to those of you who responded to my original Lycoris inquiry. I am > working on tracking down a copy of the Herbertia issue that was mentioned. I > have one more request regarding Lycoris. Can anyone point me toward a > good primer for (amateur) hybridizing? Peter Franks mentioned a method > devised by Margot Williams of the USDA from the 1980s that grew Lycoris > seedlings in controlled moisture conditions to accelerate growth; resulting in > flowering bulbs within three years. I primarily need a basic understanding of > hybridizing but if I can find information on this process I would like to read it > as well. > > The second question I have is far more general. I started several seeds > indoors this year for the first time under lights. The 'seed starting' > soil I used on my first several trays proved to be too moisture retentive and so > now I have a mold issue. For the seeds that have germinated, what is the best > way to proceed? (Do I need to wait until the seedlings have matured to an > extent before I re-pot them? Is there a good way to address the mold without > re-potting? etc.) > > Thank you, > Tony Carter > Lake Dallas, TX - Zone 8a > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 20:47:04 -0700 From: "penstemon" To: "Pacific Bulb Society" Subject: Re: [pbs] Fritillaria raddeana: too much too soon? Message-ID: <1E24D605DAC74F58B91B52B9FB1FC584@bobPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" >I've never had a problem with Fritillaria raddeana emerging in the way >Jim describes. (Fritillaria alburyana does, though, much to my >disappointment.) I would not put any mulch over emerging buds, because >then they will just rot. You could, however, make a little tent with >conifer boughs above them. Moderate freezing temperature at this stage >will not damage these hardy plants. F. raddeana almost always freezes here. In my experience, its foliage is much more tender than that of F. imperialis, stenanthera, sewerzowii, and maybe eduardii. I have ?personal greenhouses? for bulbs with possibly-tender foliage; cages made from rabbit fencing, with metal rods forming a dome (to take the weight of heavy snow). The greenhouses are covered with heavy plastic, secured in place with duct tape (of course), and anchored in the ground with hooks made from old tomato cages. The plants don?t die if they?re frozen, but they come up ?blind? the next year. Bob Nold Denver, Colorado, USA ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:56:36 +0000 From: John Ralph Carpenter To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [pbs] South African seed seller Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Has anyone else had problems with N de Jager, trading as Seeds by Post or Bulbophile? He claims to publish a quarterly magazine, and I paid a subscription last summer but have never received a copy. He does not respond to my emails. Is this a con or am I just unlucky? Ralph Carpenter ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 14:56:28 +0000 (UTC) From: ds429 To: pbs Subject: [pbs] Pacific Bulb Society BX 415 Message-ID: <592994720.478463.1487516188814@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Dear All, ? ? ? The items listed below have been donated by our members and friends to be shared. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY at mailto:ds429@frontier.com ? Include "BX 415" in the subject line. ? ? ? ? SPECIFY THE ITEM NUMBERS. DO NOT SPECIFY QUANTITIES. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address, too, in case I do not already have it. Availability is based on a first come, first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find, included with them, a statement of how much money you owe (usually $2.00 ? $5.00 per share of seeds or bulbs + postage and packaging charges), and instructions about how to pay. PAYMENT IS DUE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE. ? ? Many of you are subscribers to this pbs elist which is free, but are not members of the Pacific Bulb Society which has a yearly membership charge. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO UP-TO-DATE MEMBERS of the Pacific Bulb Society. If you are not a member, consider joining so that you can take advantage of future offers such as this. Go to our website: ? ? ? ? If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS,(Donors will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their donations.), please send CLEAN, clearly labeled plant materials to: Dell Sherk 55 W. High St. Salem, WV 26426 USA Non US donors should contact Dell for instructions before sending seeds. ALL ORDERS TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY. Dell's email address ds429@frontier.com Do not hit the reply tab or you will reply to all PBS members by mistake. ? ? ? ? ? ? I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER. IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !! ALL SEEDS, SOME IN LIMITED SUPPLY From Rimmer DeVries: 1.? Haemanthus albiflos 2. Rhodophiala araucana, very few 3, Rhodophiala andicola, few 4. Phaedranassa dubia (ex Telos, but in bloom near P. dubia, Ornduff 9674, Ecuador) From Brad Maygers: 5. Habranthus brachyandrus 6. Zephyranthes primulina From Don Leevers: 7. Cardiocrinum giganteum From Pamela Harlow: 8. Lilium ledebourii, ex Archibald. 2014 seed 9. Bellevalia pycnantha, (B. paradoxa?) 10. Paradisea liliastrum From Uli Urban: 11. Arisaema tortuosum 12. Arisaema flavum 13. Hedychium yunnanense 14. Ipomoea lindheimeri Thank you, Rimmer, Brad, Don, Pamela, and Uli !! Best wishes, Dell Dell Sherk, PBS BX ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:58:10 -0500 From: Nicholas plummer To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Fritillaria raddeana: too much too soon? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've got the same problem right now with Bletilla striata and Calanthe sieboldii. I know from bitter experience that the Bletilla buds freeze of if we have a prolonged warm spell followed by freezing temperatures, but this is my first year with the Calanthe. It's very common for us to get occasional days in the 70s in February, but the current extended forecast is for highs in the 60s, 70s, and 80s with no frost for the next 10 days. If we then get a freeze in March or, like last year, April, it will be a mess. This seems to be the new normal. I haven't had a good bloom on my lacecap Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue Wave' since my third-grader was a toddler. It used to be reliable, but now it starts growing too early and then freezes. May be time to dig it up and replace with one of those new lacecap varieties that bloom on new wood. Nick Plummer, Durham, NC, Zone 7 (but maybe not anymore) On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Jim McKenney wrote: > Fritillaria raddeana is up and it's much too soon. In my experience, this > species always emerges flower buds first. I checked the site the other day > and there they were, two fat clusters of yellow buds at ground level. With > at least a full month of wild temperature swings ahead of us, including > periods when the day temperatures might not rise above freezing, I'm > wondering what, if anything I should do.The plants are in the open ground > under what amount to field conditions. Plenty of mulch is on hand to cover > them.Any suggestions? Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA > zone 7, where in a sense we're still waiting for winter to arrive. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:09:33 +0000 (UTC) From: Jim McKenney To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Fritillaria raddeana: too much too soon? Message-ID: <2130070091.502005.1487516973288@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Nick Plummer wrote ?about problems with Bletilla and Calanthe. ?I've given up for now on the Calanthe as garden plants here. When I was growing them, it was a rare year when there was not a serious overnight freeze just as the flower buds were opening. The rest of the plant was not damaged, but the flowers were.?Above I wrote "for now" because these plants are so gorgeous and easy that I might try again growing them as cold frame plants.? Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where the current spring in winter is making me nervous.? ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ------------------------------ End of pbs Digest, Vol 169, Issue 12 ************************************