Re: Sprekelia formosissima
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Sprekelia formosissima
- From: s*@cyber-dyne.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:25:52 -0800
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Thanks, Moira, for writing. I will try lifting the bulbs this year. Maybe
if I'm really lucky they got dry enough to bloom... I live in hope!
>> ...attempting to give my Sprekelias a dry winter rest...
>
>I think if they are resprouting you could lose the new growth of you
>attempt to dry them off at this point, so perhaps you will just have to
>let them grow. In your climate you might do better to actually lift them
>in Autumn and store the dry bulbs for the winter. They will last
>several months in this way and will eventually show they are ready to
>be planted by beginning to sprout even in the dry.