Re: Help with odd species Nothoscordum bivalve
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- Subject: Re: Help with odd species Nothoscordum bivalve
- From: "* S* <g*@swbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:01:24 -0600
Duncan: N. bivalve is well known round here on the Blacklands Prairie of
N. and Central Texas; it is one of our most abundant and widespread native
plants, especially common in old lawns which are made by mowing existing
vegetation, not imported sod.
It is called 'Crowpoison' here, but I have never found out why.
It is an Allium, but has no flavor or smell. Flowers profusely in early
spring, with a second smaller flush in the fall; a cluster of small white
flowers atop a 6-9 in. stem
It is listed in Shinners Manual of the N. Central Texas Flora, in Corell &
Johnsons Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas, and in The Flora of the
Great Plains.
It will probably take 3-5 years to come into flower from seed, and has no
great floral beauty. Don't bother, unless you are a species collector.
Envirocordially Geoff
-----Original Message-----
From: McAlpine, Duncan G. <duncan.mcalpine@pss.boeing.com>
To: propagation@lorien.mallorn.com <propagation@lorien.mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Help with odd species
>
>
>> Help with odd species
>
>> I have found a couple packets of seed from last year that I want to sow,
>> but can't find the species listed in any of my reference books. Does
anyone
>> have knowledge of Paederota lutea or Nothoscordum bivalve? I have no
idea
>> what these plants are. Any info about germination requirements, culture
>> requirements, and what the mature plant is like would be appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jaime Rodriguez
>> Wasilla, Alaska
>> USDA Zones 3 & 4
>>
>A quick search on the web came up with these two URL's for Paederota
>http://www.toyen.uio.no/botanisk/bothage/database/
>http://sigov1.sigov.si/tnp/
>
>Upon review of the URLs they did not say to much, but I would treat them
>as an hardy perennial. Sow like an Alpine. They will need
>strafication.
>
>If this works, then you can see review this table
><html><body>
><table align="CENTER" border="1">
> <tr><th colspan="1">Plants in the Genus Paederota
>(Scrophulariaceae)</th>
> <th
>colspan="2">Type</th><th>Height</th><th>Description</th><th>Origin</th>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>lutea </td>
> <td>Perennial</td>
> <td><font face="Wingdings">ü</font></td>
> <td>2½-8"(20cm)</td><td><a name="T14823">less hairy than
>P. bonarota, flowers yellow</a></td><td>e Alps</td>
> </tr>
> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td colspan="4"><font
>face="Wingdings">ü</font> = Generally hardy in North America</td></tr>
> </table></body></html>
>
>
>Nothoscordum bivalve is also called Crow poison. They are in Texas to
>Ohio.
> bivalve Bulb 6"(40cm) yellowish or white flowers Virginia &
>southward
>You can look here http://bellnet.tamu.edu/res_grid/msps.htm
>
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