Re: colchicum

Ron,
Just a reminder, I'll need a street address.  I didn't mention it b4, just
assumed it would be on your check.
Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron & Penny Verow" <rverow@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] colchicum available


> Kitty,
>
> Should you have any bulbs left I would take 25 of them just let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron
>
> kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >Dear Friends,
> >
> >I have a terrific deal on Colchicum speciosum that you might like to
share.
> >These bulbs are planted in mid August to mid Sept for blooming in
October-
> >November.  They're variously listed as hardy, narrowly as Zones 4 to 7
and as
> >widely as 3 to 9.  My source is offering "...decent large sized bulbs at
$1.00
> >each plus shipping."   Since shipping of 100 bulbs is $30, that makes
them
> >$1.30 each.  Consider that Brent & Becky's Bulbs is asking $3.60 each,
and
> >Odyssey Bulbs wants $3.50 each, this is one heck of a deal.  I've given
the URL
> >for Mobot on this bulb, but there is one thing he neglects to mention.
RODENTS
> >WILL NOT TOUCH THESE BULBS; THEY ARE POISONOUS.  I've grown these for a
few
> >years. They are very dependable, very beautiful, and taller than some of
the
> >cultivars - about 10 inches.  They multiply well, too.  They should be
planted
> >beneath a short groundcover like woolly thyme, allysum, Phlox subulata,
etc, to
> >give them a bit of support as they bloom while they are dormant; without
leaves.
> >
> >I have 50 to spare and anyone who would like some just let me know -
first
> >come, first served.  If you've never grown Colchicum, don't worry,
there's
> >nothing to it and they are some of the loveliest flowers around -
especially
> >because they bloom vibrantly when everything else is dying down for
winter.
> >
> >Info:
> >http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/codea/A441.shtml
> >
> >another pic:
> >http://jouet.roger.free.fr/photos/septembre/colchicumspeciosum.jpg
> >
> >Note to Chris: I am not "selling" on hort.net, as I am taking no profit.
I
> >just want to share the opportunity with friends.
> >
> >Kitty
> >
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