Re: Crocosmia/Gene
- Subject: Re: Crocosmia/Gene
- From: G* B*
- Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:51:02 -0400
Hello Kemberly,
Thanks so much for you generous and gracious offer... but will pass for
now. Bit late in the season and not the time to send plants through the
mail. they would cook in the back of a truck now... literally.
Bill Lee, up in Cincinnati, is close to me as anyone can get
gardening-wise and he is growing Crocosmia. I was just reminded while
listening to a local gardening program that I have seen Crocosmia growing in
one of the radio personality's gardens not 25 miles from me. It is simply me
and learning to hold my mouth right when transplanting. I will eventually
work it out. Definitely love the yellow and brown Crocosmia.....
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message ----- > Gene: Do you only desire Lucifer or are you
willing just to try any ole
> Crocosmia and keep it alive?? I just received my first start of Lucifer
so I
> don't quite have enought of that one to share but I have plenty of the
more
> common orange variety if you would like to give it a try.
>
> A gardening friend in Louisiana was to send me some Byzantine Glads last
> summer - and with the best of intentions, I received my package of corns
last
> June. To my surprise, the pink Glads bloomed just like an orange
croscosmia
> this year - a pretty orange but definetely NOT the color I was expecting.
So
> I have extra to share.
>
> Say the word and they are in the mail to you. I could not begin to give
you
> advice on how to keep these guys alive in your area but I do have a friend
in
> Wash DC who grows these and they thrive.......I'm not sure if the two
areas
> have similar growing conditions but I could certainly ask her.
>
> Kemberly - who has her first "golden" Crocomia in bloom. A purple perilla
> reseeded just behind the plant and the color combo seems to work.
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