Re: Re: Death in the (plant) family

I've still got her address, David should you ever be inclined to drop her a note.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: David Franzman
Sent: 1/18/2005 12:27:25 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Death in the (plant) family

Hi Auralie

I share your enjoyment of Clivias.  Somebody who used to be on this list 
sent me a couple of divisions of hers.  Does anybody remember Linda 
Spadafora?  Really nice lady.  I wonder what happened to her!  I'm afraid 
the two she gave me are too small to divide or I would be happy to give you 
a slice.  Clivias are pretty expensive. They must take forever to grow into 
nice size plants.

DF
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Death in the (plant) family


> Auralie, what a terrible shame - like losing an old friend.  I'm not
> familiar with Clivias so have no particular info to offer, but I know
> several on the list may have something to impart.  I hope you'll be able 
> to
> obtain another good-sized start.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:40 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Death in the (plant) family
>
>
>> My Clivia has died!  I bought this plant as a 1-inch seedling at the
> Boston
>> Flower Show in about 1985.  It has done extremely well for me, and has
>> bloomed most years, and has been divided several times.  A couple of
>> years ago it burst its heavy ceramic pot, and was again divided into
>> several plants, which I gave away.  It bloomed quite handsomely this
>> summer, and had started several new side plants. Then, when I brought
>> it in this fall it began to have brown tips on the leaves.  The other day
>> it looked off kilter and when I touched it, the whole top growth fell 
>> off.
>> It seems to have rotted from the roots up.  What happened?  The only
>> thing I can think of is that I didn't bring it in soon enough. We were
> away
>> in the fall and one night temps got down to near freezing.  I thought 
>> that
>> since it was near the house in a protected spot, it would be all right. 
>> I
>> can't think of any other reason for this to happen.  It has been a 
>> strong,
>> healthy plant for a long time.  I'm very sad.  Logee's has a very small
>> Clivia for about $10.00, but I doubt that it would reach blooming size
>> in my lifetime.  Maybe someone that I gave a division to in the past
>> will share with me.
>> Auralie
>>
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