Re: OT: Cape Bulbs in Pots
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- Subject: Re: OT: Cape Bulbs in Pots
- From: C* M* <c*@tiac.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 13:00:29 -0700 (MST)
>The past several years, I've been growing some Cape bulbs in pots during
>the winter and really enjoying their brilliant flowers. It's relatively
>easy if you have a sunny window, especially one that gets rather cool at
>night.
>
>Ferraria crispa is a very easy irid with exotic green and brown flowers
>produced on 12-18 inch spikes over a very long period. Last summer I gave
>some of these away to iris-l folk and would like to hear how they are
>doing. My largest plant now has a bloom spike emerging.
>
Last January, I sent a picture of my Ferraria to the cork-board. If anyone
is interested in seeing the blossom, you can find it at
http://www.rt66.com/~telp/cork.htm
The SIGNA seed exchange was the source of my Ferraria seeds, as well as
other IRIDS some of which are Cape bulbs. It's great fun to grow these in
my sunspace. It keeps the "juices flowing" until spring and iris season.
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Kathy Marble <cmarble@tiac.net>
Harvard, MA
zone 5
