RE: SPEC- Pot culture
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- Subject: RE: SPEC- Pot culture
- From: B* S* <B*@hsc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 07:53:24 -0700 (MST)
There are actually two types of Moraeas, rhizomatous and cormous. The
cormous ones do well in pots and are quite easy. They need lots of light,
a fertile, well-drained potting medium, and absolutely no summer
water--keep them dried off in a warm place, restarting them in September.
The rhizomatous types are more or less evergreen and I suspect (though
can't say from personal experience) much less suited to pot culture. If I
had some I would try giving as much light as possible, preferably in a
greenhouse or conservatory, frequent repotting in autumn, and keeping them
fairly dry during the summer.
(Sorry for the botanical terminology--cormous plants grow from a corm, a
compressed, bulb-like stem. Good examples are gladiolus and crocus.
Rhizomatous plants grow from creeping stems like irises.)
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
