Re: Re: speaking of crocosmias

For some reason, my red doesn't multiply like my yellow does.  So, no 
extras sorry.

Theresa

A A HODGES wrote:

>Speaking of crocosmias, if anyone has any red ones they are thinning out I
>would love to trade something for some. I saw an old Horticulture magazine
>the other day with red crocosmia and a peach colored rose (which I already
>have) blooming together. It was truly stunning so I'd like to give that a
>shot. 
>
>Andrea H
>hodgesaa@earthlink.net
>EarthLink Revolves Around You.
>
>
>  
>
>>[Original Message]
>>From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Date: 2/4/2005 6:28:33 PM
>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] glads or crocosmias
>>
>>Thanks Sheri,
>>re >  think I have three bulbs
>>what kinds?
>>re > Try the Home and Garden
>>the H&G show is what I need them for.
>>
>>I think I have things pretty well covered. Yours was the only mention of a
>>Eucomis, but those are expensive and not the kind of thing you'd have a
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>lot
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>>of, so I think I can get by without it.  Thanks, though.
>>
>>Kitty
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Sheri Ann Richerson" <SheriAnnRicherson@exoticgardening.com>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 6:15 PM
>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] glads or crocosmias
>>
>>
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>>>Kitty,
>>>
>>>Hi, I have been swamped. I think I have three bulbs. Try the Home and
>>>      
>>>
>>Garden
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>>>Show too that is where mine came from.
>>>
>>>Sheri
>>>
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>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>>      
>>>
>>Behalf
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>>>Of kmrsy@comcast.net
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 5:59 PM
>>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] 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
>>>
>>>-------------- Original message -------------- 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Kitty,
>>>>
>>>>Hi, I have tuberose and Eucomis but they are dormant now. I also have
>>>>        
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>>glad
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>>>>bulbs and somewhere I am pretty sure I have crocosmia but again they
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>are
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>>>all
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>>>>dormant.
>>>>
>>>>I have not checked any of them to see what their status is either.
>>>>        
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>They
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>>>were
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>>>>ok this past summer but did not bloom. I imagine it was due to my poor
>>>>        
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>>>care
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>>>>of them because of the move.
>>>>
>>>>If you cannot find any and you want to come to Marion let me know. My
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>house
>>>      
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>>>>is a - well, greenhouse - but that is beside the point! Have you
>>>>        
>>>>
>checked
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>>>at
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>>>>the botanical garden? They might be able to get some and that is
>>>>        
>>>>
>>certainly
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>>>>closer.
>>>>
>>>>Sheri
>>>>
>>>>Make a difference! Plant-A-Row For The Hungry Ask me how!
>>>>Region III Plant-A-Row For The Hungry Representative
>>>>http://www.gwaa.org/Par/index.html
>>>>
>>>>Do you like gardening? Don't miss the ultimate website for the truly
>>>>obsessed plant-a-holic!
>>>>FREE swap and chat forums, informative articles and much more!
>>>>http://www.exoticgardening.com
>>>>
>>>>Do you need a freelance writer, editor, photographer or speaker?
>>>>Contact Sheri Ann Richerson
>>>>(765) 664-6916
>>>>SheriAnnRicherson@exoticgardening.com
>>>>http://sheriannricherson.exoticgardening.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----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
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>chance
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>>>>they'll get too cold on the way up here and be damaged. The guy
>>>>        
>>>>
>sending
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>>>>the curucma rhizomes is insulating them well and sending them to the
>>>>        
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>CES
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>>>>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
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>if
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>>>>anyone got an early shipment. I remember one year, Lowe's got a
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>shipment
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>>>>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
>>>>        
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>each
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>>>>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
>>>>        
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>of
>  
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>>>>trying to find something to trade you. ;+)
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Kitty
>>>>neIN, Zone5
>>>>
>>>>-------------- Original message -------------- 
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>Want me to look at HD next weekend and see what they've got? Bulbs
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>and
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>>>>>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
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>>>>>>rhizomes, lily bulbs, Begonia and Dahlia tubers, a Colocasia
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>(tuber
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>>or
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>>>>>>corm? - I've read they are tubers that form corms). But I'd like
>>>>>>            
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>to
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>>>>>>show
>>>>>>Gladiolus and/or Crocosmia corms, too. I've found some on eBay,
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>but
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>>>the
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>>>>>>pricing with shipping and quantities offered just don't work for
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>me.
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>>>>>>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
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>>>>>>a
>>>>>>corm or two they could spare this month? In FL, Tx and southern CA
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>you
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>>>>>>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
>  
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>>>>>>you'd like.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Also looking for a Eucomis bulb if possible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-- 
>>>>>>Kitty
>>>>>>neIN, Zone5
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
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>>>>>Southwest Florida
>>>>>27.0 N, 82.4 W
>>>>>Zone 10a
>>>>>Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>>>>>Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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