I believe this is a case of "cat typing"... you will notice all the letters are adjacent to each other on keyboard... -----Original Message----- From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Sue Evanetz Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2020 11:23 AM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 36, Issue 5 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Western Digital. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. Xxxxxsxxsssssszssssssssdssssssssssssssdsssssssssssdssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssxdxsxxxxxxass Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 5, 2020, at 4:00 AM, pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net wrote: > > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Can you make this antique bloom (Hippeastrum Petiolatum) > (David Pilling) > 2. Re: Can you make this antique bloom (Hippeastrum Petiolatum) > (James SHIELDS) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 12:40:50 +0000 > From: David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: [pbs] Can you make this antique bloom (Hippeastrum > Petiolatum) > Message-ID: <4f46ffa5-e43e-7a42-b7aa-16311ab712a6@davidpilling.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Hi, > > Tom Schafer, who lives in the North East of the USA, wrote to the PBS > website asking how to make a 19th century bulb flower. > > You can reply direct to: tschafer30@aol.com or to the list. > > "I inherited a Hippeastrum Petiolatum from my late friend who > inherited it from her grandparents when they died. > They had received it as a wedding present in the late 1800's. > My friend did not have a green thumb and she kept it pot bound in the > same pot for years. > She fertilized weekly but I don't know what she used. And the plant > blossomed for her at least twice a year with upwards of 15 stalks!! > She loved it and wanted me to have it when she died. > > I have had it for about 10 years now and I have had no luck whatsoever > with it. I did not know what it was (nor did she) so that didn't help > but I cared for it like I would a child! > Occasionally it would send up a flower or two and that's all. And it > kept looking worse by the month. > (At one point I had it planted in a bark mixture used for Clivia > because I thought that that is what it is.) > > I somehow decided on making some new potting soil on my own (1 part > perlite, 1 part peat moss and 1 part manure). > I pulled the plant all apart in the spring of 2018, used my soil and > put it on my porch for the summer and it looked (and still does > although it's now inside) wonderful!! > But not one single flower. I did read that after they are > transplanted they may not blossom for a year or two and that they like > to be pot bound so that could be the problem. > (I have attached a picture. I divided it into two pots when > replanting.) > > I decided that I used too much fertilizer and over watered it in the > past (on all of my plants) so I cut back. > And on this plant I only occasionally gave it 10-10-10. I am using > Jack's Classic all purpose 20-20-20 water soluble plant food at half > the recommended dose. > I have not given it anything since last fall but with spring hopefully > arriving in a few months, I thought I should start again thus my > question to Pacific." > > There is a photo in the scrubbed link below. The PBS wiki has a page > about one of these bulbs from the 1920s > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > > -- > David Pilling > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was > scrubbed... > Name: IMG_0126.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 123689 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > 4/22be3878/attachment.jpg> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 08:43:08 -0500 > From: James SHIELDS <jshields46074@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>, > tschafer30@aol.com > Subject: Re: [pbs] Can you make this antique bloom (Hippeastrum > Petiolatum) > Message-ID: > > <CAPSFtJCmP01PvPCm8XhU5JqpQSF8hD=dgGVSERazhoVWtvNo9Q@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Tom and all, > > First, Hippeastrum like a lot of light. If they are a houseplant for > you, they need to be in a bright window, or maybe outdoors in the summer. > Morning sun and late afternoon sun with mid-day shade would be kinder > to your houseplant than full day direct sun. They also, most of them > anyway, need a rest period sometime during the year to trigger > flowering. Give your petiolatum at least 6 to 8 weeks of dry rest in > winter, and see if that doesn't encourage it to show some blooms. > > Good luck! > > Jim Shields > >> On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 7:41 AM David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Tom Schafer, who lives in the North East of the USA, wrote to the PBS >> website asking how to make a 19th century bulb flower. >> >> You can reply direct to: tschafer30@aol.com or to the list. >> >> "I inherited a Hippeastrum Petiolatum from my late friend who >> inherited it from her grandparents when they died. >> They had received it as a wedding present in the late 1800's. >> My friend did not have a green thumb and she kept it pot bound in the >> same pot for years. >> She fertilized weekly but I don't know what she used. And the plant >> blossomed for her at least twice a year with upwards of 15 stalks!! >> She loved it and wanted me to have it when she died. >> >> I have had it for about 10 years now and I have had no luck >> whatsoever with it. I did not know what it was (nor did she) so that >> didn't help but I cared for it like I would a child! >> Occasionally it would send up a flower or two and that's all. And it >> kept looking worse by the month. >> (At one point I had it planted in a bark mixture used for Clivia >> because I thought that that is what it is.) >> >> I somehow decided on making some new potting soil on my own (1 part >> perlite, 1 part peat moss and 1 part manure). >> I pulled the plant all apart in the spring of 2018, used my soil and >> put it on my porch for the summer and it looked (and still does >> although it's now inside) wonderful!! >> But not one single flower. I did read that after they are >> transplanted they may not blossom for a year or two and that they >> like to be pot bound so that could be the problem. >> (I have attached a picture. I divided it into two pots when >> replanting.) >> >> I decided that I used too much fertilizer and over watered it in the >> past (on all of my plants) so I cut back. >> And on this plant I only occasionally gave it 10-10-10. I am using >> Jack's Classic all purpose 20-20-20 water soluble plant food at half >> the recommended dose. >> I have not given it anything since last fall but with spring >> hopefully arriving in a few months, I thought I should start again >> thus my question to Pacific." >> >> There is a photo in the scrubbed link below. The PBS wiki has a page >> about one of these bulbs from the 1920s >> >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… >> >> >> -- >> David Pilling >> http://www.davidpilling.com/ >> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was >> scrubbed... >> Name: IMG_0126.jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 123689 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: < >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… >> 4/22be3878/attachment.jpg >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > > > -- > James Shields jshields46074@gmail.com > P.O. 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