Re: autosyndetica culture

Ian Black wrote:

:  Well, had I known that my "autosyndetica" plants were AB's (of a sort), I
:  would have panicked and brought them under glass for the winter.  As it is,
:  they went outside.  Not only did they survive, but they actually seem to
:  have been growing, and we have just had a fairly foul winter. 

Intentionally or not, it seems you've done the right thing for them....

The aril component of autosyndetica is I. hoogiana, the species that Brian
Mathew describes as "robust" and "one of the easier ones to grow in Britain".
It is native to the mountains of central Asia, growing at elevations up to about
6,000 ft.  It certainly seems to benefit from winter cold.  At least, bloom has
always been sparse here after a mild winter and profuse only after an unusually
cold one.

While I admit that Simonet's work was before my time, I've long been under the
impression that the I. hoogiana component of autosyndetica made that race LESS
tender than the tetraploid TB species like I. mesopotamica. 

I believe it was Tom Wilkes who described Simonet's goal in producing
autosyndetica was two-fold:  scientific information and gardenability.  Tom?
Clarence?  Lloyd?  Larry?  Mike?  SOMEBODY with more historical insight please
help us out here!!!!!


Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
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