RE: glads or crocosmias

Sheri,
I am looking for dormant bulbs so I can show the listeners the
differences. I don't expect anything growing - or even in a pot for that
matter. Just plain resting bulbs. But I don't want anyone's valuable
bulbs, that's whay I mainly asked about glads and crocosmia - nice
corms, but generally inexpensive. Sparaxis or Tigridia would be fine
too. The Eucomis was a wish, I don't expect you to part with it. If you
do have extras, maybe I could buy one.

I'll check with Rebecca at the Botanical Conservancy and see if she has anything on hand.

--
Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> Kitty, 
> 
> Hi, I have tuberose and Eucomis but they are dormant now. I also have glad 
> bulbs and somewhere I am pretty sure I have crocosmia but again they are all 
> dormant. 
> 
> I have not checked any of them to see what their status is either. They were 
> ok this past summer but did not bloom. I imagine it was due to my poor care 
> of them because of the move. 
> 
> If you cannot find any and you want to come to Marion let me know. My house 
> is a - well, greenhouse - but that is beside the point! Have you checked at 
> the botanical garden? They might be able to get some and that is certainly 
> closer. 
> 
> Sheri 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf 
> Of kmrsy@comcast.net 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 5:15 PM 
> To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] glads or crocosmias 
> 
> Sure! - but only if they have something cheap. There's always the chance 
> they'll get too cold on the way up here and be damaged. The guy sending 
> the curucma rhizomes is insulating them well and sending them to the CES 
> office so they won't sit outside. I'd love to find a Eucomis or a 
> Tuberose. I have Rhodohypoxis on order from bulbmeister.com, but it 
> won't arrive until April. 
> 
> 
> I will check the stores again the day before the presentation to see if 
> anyone got an early shipment. I remember one year, Lowe's got a shipment 
> of dormant daylilies, 12 to a bag, in late January. No one bought them 
> and they sprouted, not just from being inside but from the heat of each 
> other in the piles. They were actually composting. I reached into the 
> pile and ow! it was Hot! 
> 
> 
> Let me know what you find. However, I am daunted by the very thought of 
> trying to find something to trade you. ;+) 
> 
> -- 
> Kitty 
> neIN, Zone5 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 
> > Want me to look at HD next weekend and see what they've got? Bulbs and 
> > such are usually available about now. 
> > 
> > 
> > On Tuesday, February 1, 2005, at 11:28 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
> > 
> > > I'm giving that presentation on summer geophytes at the end of the 
> > > month 
> > > and am having trouble getting examples in time. I've got some ginger 
> > > rhizomes, lily bulbs, Begonia and Dahlia tubers, a Colocasia (tuber or 
> > > corm? - I've read they are tubers that form corms). But I'd like to 
> > > show 
> > > Gladiolus and/or Crocosmia corms, too. I've found some on eBay, but the 
> > > pricing with shipping and quantities offered just don't work for me. 
> > > These items will not be available in local stores or delivered by 
> > > mailorder sources in time for my presentation. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Does anyone (especially those southerners among you) on this list have 
> > > a 
> > > corm or two they could spare this month? In FL, Tx and southern CA you 
> > > may even be getting ready to plant them soon since you're so much 
> > > warmer 
> > > down there. I'm sure I can come up with something I could trade that 
> > > you'd like. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Also looking for a Eucomis bulb if possible. 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Kitty 
> > > neIN, Zone5 
> > > 
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> > Island Jim 
> > Southwest Florida 
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> > Zone 10a 
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C] 
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