Triteleia--PBS Tow

John Lonsdale john at johnlonsdale.net
Sun Jan 5 17:39:34 EST 2003


Was that the introduction or the monograph ?  Wonderful (and thanks) !

I have a few Triteleias here, some of which are on my web site
(http//www.johnlonsdale.net/Gallery/gallery.asp?catview=Themidaceae\Tritele
ia), with lots more coming along from seed.  They appear trouble free so
far, and those outside seem reasonably hardy, planted in sand with no
protection.  That said, we haven't had a really hard winter to test them.
Their relatively late flowering is a big bonus.  I had my IDs all messed up
until none other than MSI very helpfully put me straight, for which I was
very grateful.  Germination of seed, either fresh or up to a couple of years
old is very rapid in early spring and the seedlings come back just fine
after their first year's dormancy.  They seem a little on the small side,
but I suspect that is due to their being so many in the seed pot rather than
them being naturally slow growers ?

Many of these western US bulbs are relatively new to me and it is a great
thrill getting the chance to grow them.

J.

Dr John T Lonsdale
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Exton, Pennsylvania 19341,  USA

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