Re: Orders for spring??/ Roscoea

Hello Kitty,
    I had the e and the a reversed in my last message on Roscoea. That did
not help your search. Also try and search with a species name.... like
Roscoea alpina, or purpurea. Purpurea is the most commonly available
species, I believe. The Plants and their flowers resemble hooded orchids.
    If you located a photo of a Ramonda in flower, you pretty much saw a
Jankea in flower. Closely related.
    Having a hard time staying inside already. I am ready to get out there
and do some digging... except my spade is frozen to the shed floor... sigh.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Well Gene,
> as usual, an unusual list! I was familiar with Polygala, but had to look
> up the others. The Ramonda and Haberlea photos I found were stunning.
> The only Jankea pic I found was one without flowers. Are the flowers
> significant? I did find a photo of a cross, Jankaemonda, that had
> beautiful flowers, but that may have come from the Ramonda parent?
>
> I thought I was vaguely familiar with Roscoae but apparently not. I
> can't find any mention on the net, or RHS. So I must be spelling it
> wrong. I'll check my books when I get home tonight.

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