Bessera elegans

Fred Biasella via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 09:20:57 PDT
Hi Bruce,

I live in Boston (Cambridge) MA and I have been growing Bessera for many years as well and I do the same exact thing that Erika does. We typically have a very cold/wet winter and a humid/wet summer and I'm fortunate to have a very cool basement that I store all my hippeastrum, habranthus, zephyranthes, eucomis and sinningia for their winter slumber.

Regards,
Fred

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From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of ERIKA SCHROEDERSECKER via pbs
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Subject: Re: [pbs] Bessera elegans

Hello Bruce, 

I grow both the red and purple form of Bessera. I’ve been growing them for many years. I place them in a cooler room for the Winter and keep them bone dry in their pots upright until early May here in the Northern Hemisphere. I have great success each year with a great many flowers. I repot every Spring to freshen the soil and separate the smaller corms. 


Erika 

Temperature of 11C this morning but a beautiful sunny day ahead. 

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> The PBS wiki says " needs to be kept dry while winter-dormant as cold 
> temperatures and moisture equal rot "  One grower has told me to store 
> the pot on its side over winter to achieve this.  Is there any problem 
> in lifting and storing the corms dry? I am in Melbourne, Australia 
> where winters are cold and wet and summers hot and dry (mostly).
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> Bill,
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> That is fascinating.  I have been amazed by the variety of tropical and subtropical bulbs that are hardy in NC, but I never would have expected Eithea and Griffinia to survive.  Are you in the mountains, piedmont, or coastal plain?
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>> ?I am sharing a couple of photos of plants that have done 
>> surprisingly well in my garden in zone 7b of North Carolina. Last 
>> spring I posted that I was surprised to find Eithea bluminavia had survived winter in my shade garden.
>> I have since planted them in several locations and they all survived 
>> a second winter. I have attached a photo showing my largest clump in 
>> peak bloom. BTW, it never bloomed so well for me in pots.
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>> The other is Giffinia espiritensis. Last summer I planted it in three 
>> locations, and it has returned this spring in all three. This was a 
>> mild winter, but I am hopeful it can generally handle our winters, as 
>> long as the soil doesn't freeze.  Both of these species offset 
>> prolifically and should be tried more widely in the southeast.
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>> I also planted Griffinia liboniana in the garden last summer, but so 
>> far it shows no sign of returning.
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