Re: OT: Ferraria undulata
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- Subject: Re: OT: Ferraria undulata
- From: L* B* <b*@airmail.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:32:59 -0600 (MDT)
Bill Shear wrote:
>
> I have 33 blooming size (1/2-1" diameter) Ferraria undulata corms to give
> away. I will send them to the first 33 people who send me a small
> container, suitable for shipping first class mail (no envelopes, please),
> containing a label with your return address and enough cash to cover
> postage (the corms are virtually weightless, so whatever it costs you to
> send the container to me is what it will cost me to send it back to you).
>
> Find a picture of the related F. crispa at
> http://www.rt66.com/~telp/cork.htm. Ferraria undulata differs in being
> lighter in color, green with dark brown barring. The bloomstalk is about a
> foot tall and produces many 1" flowers.
>
> Culture: Pot up in good peat-based potting soil (do not use African Violet
> soil) in August/September. Water well. Give the brightest possible
> light--southfacing window preferred. After growth starts, keep moderately
> moist; let the surface get just dry. Feed weekly with 1/4 strength soluble
> plant food when bloomstalk appears. After foliage yellows, allow to go dry
> and store over summer in a sheltered warm spot. Repot the following
> August/September. After maturing, corms multiply rapidly.
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@tiger.hsc.edu>
Bill,
Do you want the container sent to the college address or should I use
another address? My container will be in the mail tomorrow.
Thanks,
Lana Barotta
