Re: Re: Re: Death in the (plant) family

sent you her snail mail address off list.  don't have her email address though, sorry.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: David Franzman
Sent: 1/18/2005 1:07:57 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Death in the (plant) family

Pam is she still at webtv?  Yes, I would like her address.  Thanks

DF
http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 4:22 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] 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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