NEW MEMBER
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: NEW MEMBER
- From: b* b*
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:53:51 -0800 (PST)
Hi everybody,
I'm Bill Brobisky, a member now for about 10 days, having heard of the group
from Sean O'hara. I live in Walnut Creek, CA, USDA zone 9b,min temp
25F/-4C, though known to reach 17F or so once every 10 years. Though I'm
only 15 miles from the shores of San Francisco Bay, summers are very hot and
dry. 100+F for a week at a time is normal, with summer moisture a rarity
(rain in July the last 2 years notwithstanding).
Having fried my share of alpines over the years, I happened on bulbs (good
mediterranean plants) and developed a passion for them. Just about
everything is in pots (about 6000 of them, and if I'd had the time to
transplant all the seedlings last fall, there'd be 2000 more).
Around a third of these are Cyclamen, my number 1 favorite. Other only
slightly less favored are medit. aroids (Arum, Biarum, Arisarum,
Dracunculus, Helicodiceros, alas no Eminiums or Ambrosinia), Arisaema (well,
gotta have a vice), Iris (including non-meds), Crocus, Colchicum and
Fritillaria. I'm also intersted in the medit./central Asian species of
Paeonia and wish they were easier to come by.
Propagation is my passion and I've grown almost everything I have from seed
- they just don't feel like they're really mine otherwise. That includes
the peonies, but not some of the more unusual Arisaemas.
If anyone has experience growing Pancratiums other than maritimum(foetidum,
canariensis and illyricum) or Eremostachys, I'd like some pointers. Mine
just sit there year after year in an ongoing near death experience.
I'd also like to hear from anyone with a special interest in Cyclamen or
aroids.
Thanks,
Bill
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