Re: Birth announcement
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Birth announcement
- From: N* S*
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:18:18 -0800
As they say in my country -- Mazel Tov!
Nan
>Betty Moorman@ZEON
>08/19/99 08:40 AM
>
>I am pleased to announce the birth of one stalk of tuberose blossoms. Her
>name is Polly (as in Polianthes tuberosa) and she is beautiful. I've been
>hoping she may have some cousins to play with soon but no sign yet of
>stalks from the other bulbs in the pot. Those of you who have been on this
>list a while may remember that I polled the membership at the end of last
>year's growing season for advice on why they did not bloom last year. The
>consensus was that they did not get enough heat in the ground. So this
>year I started them in a clay pot indoors in early spring. When last
>frost was past I set them out in the warmest place accessible and watched
>them grow. No doubt this year's extreme heat has helped a lot. The stalk
>has been in bud for a long time (literally weeks) but just started opening
>around the end of last week.
>
>My thanks to all who offered advice and encouragement. This meant a lot to
>me and I feel really triumphant that the mother bulb has presented us with
>at least one offspring.
>
>
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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