Re: Season of bloom
- Subject: Re: Season of bloom
- From: R* D* <s*@direcway.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:48:03 -0500 (EST)
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At 01:53 PM 3/13/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>At the UCSC Arboretum, we have the largest collection of Australian and
many South African plants in the US. Our heavy bloom season is from December
to March, the summer months in the southern hemisphere. However, some
plants, over a period of time, will apparently adjust to the change in
seasons - and bloom for longer periods of time. Bill Grant
Back in the mid 80s, I made several visits to the UCSC Arboretum and saw
your amazing extensive collection of South African Ericas. Brett Hall
explained that the reason they were so showy and bright colored was that
they were pollinated by sunbirds.
The last visit I made, the collection had fallen into disrepair because of
hard financial times becaus of the recession. Even with help from
volunteers, there was too much work to do and little financial support. Has
the collection been rebuilt, and are you facing another fiscal threat
because of cutbacks in support caused by the current state deficit?
Richard F. Dufresne
1216 Okeeweemee-Star Road
Star, North Carolina 27356 USA
910-428-4704
Roy's cell 336-708-1178
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