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Re: [Fwd: Botanical Name of the week]

sifton wrote:
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> Subject: Re: Botanical Name of the week
> Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 23:10:39 -0400
> From: sifton <sifton@sprint.ca>
> To: bk161@rgfn.epcc.edu
> References: <199806020123.TAA18200@rgfn.epcc.edu>
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> Kniphofia (family: liliaceae):  perennial that flowers abundantly. The
> original plant bears long spicky flowers that are yellow at the base and
> turn into firery red at the top. The modern hybrids come in white, yellow,
> red and many creamy pastel shades. These flowers are long lasting and they
> attract humming birds. The leaves are long and narrow, kinda grass like.
> They like full sun and well drained soil and are hardy in zones 6-10. And
> that's about all I found out so far. They sure look nice and would like to
> grow some but where to find them?!?
> Helga

They're easy to grow from seed.  I bought a pack at Lowe's in March,
started them indoors, and am planning a garden transplant for this
weekend.  Mine are about six inches tall right now and haven't succumbed
to damping-off _at all_, whereas I lost all my Pacific Giants delphinium
and snapdragons to it.  There one minute, limp and nasty the next.
*sigh* Stupid fungus...

-- 
Botanical Name of the Week: Kniphofia, one of the more nearly perfect
fittings of name to form.

Jim Gray 
jjg@c-cor.com
Altoona, PA: Zone 6A
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