Re: glads or crocosmias

It looks like Zem has the tuberose covered, but a Freesia would be great!  I
think Crocosmia is coming from Cyndi or Noreen.   Thanks, Theresa!

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] glads or crocosmias


> Oh- I might have a tuberose I could dig for you.  I have a bunch in a
> pot and I'll check tomorrow to see if they have poked their heads up yet
> (so that I can find one...)
>
> Theresa
>
> kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >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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