RE: Eremerus (sp?) - Foxtail lilies

I can't really see how how Eremurus roots/tubers could be expected to 
survive in the post. I'm surprised the company even *tries* to market 
them this way. Still, I would certainly keep complaining.
Janet Galpin, near Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK, Min temp: -8


The message <08FF936A9C60D31191780008C756E97D15248D@PDXEXCH>
  from  "Saxton, Susan" <SSaxton@Schwabe.com> contains these words: 


> Peat moss was dry as a bone.  I think I'll call them again.  They are going
> to think I'm scamming them for sure.  

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:08 AM
> > To: perennials@mallorn.com
> > Subject: Re: Eremerus (sp?) - Foxtail lilies
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 11/16/99 02:07 PM
> > 
> > Yes, the eremerus tuber (bulb? root?) is fragile.  While I 
> > don't think it's
> > normal for them just to "fall off" when you take it out of 
> > the bag, the
> > roots WILL break off if they are handled badly.  I think it 
> > is more the
> > fault of the company's packaging than with you.  I received a 
> > couple from a
> > smaller company and they were huge, curious-looking things (like
> > tarantulas).  The long spider-like roots you are describing 
> > did not come
> > off in the package nor when I planted them, although the 
> > packer included a
> > warning that the roots are fragile.
> > 
> > Was the plant material moist or dry when you received it?  
> > Perhaps this was
> > a factor.  If I recall right, the peat moss was a little 
> > moist and clung
> > slightly to the root stock.  The plant material itself was 
> > not pliable, but
> > it wasn't brittle like a dried-out twig, either.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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