[pbs] Calochortus--TOW - Bayesian Filterdetected spam
Eugene Zielinski
eez55 at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 12 22:52:44 EST 2004
Claude Barr's Jewels of the Plains may be worth looking at. The book is
probably out of print, but I've seen it in libraries.
Eugene Zielinski
Augusta, GA
> [Original Message]
> From: Boyce Tankersley <btankers at chicagobotanic.org>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>; diana chapman
<rarebulbs at earthlink.net>
> Cc:
> Date: 11/12/04 11:41:43 AM
> Subject: RE: [POSSIBLE SPAM ] - Re: [pbs] Calochortus--TOW - Bayesian
Filterdetected spam
>
> Hi Diana:
>
> Can you refer me to anyone who has grown the high elevational =
> Calochortus in the upper Midwest?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Boyce
>
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> [mailto:pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of diana chapman
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 9:32 AM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society
> Subject: [POSSIBLE SPAM ] - Re: [pbs] Calochortus--TOW - Bayesian Filter
> detected spam
>
>
> Dear Mary Sue and All:
>
> I haven't yet brought my more difficult Calochortus species to bloom, =
> but I
> did conduct a little experiment with C. leichtlinii. I refrigerated =
> half
> the bulbs each winter, but left the rest outside in our mild winters =
> where
> we experience very little frost, and few nights even near freezing. The
> refrigerated bulbs were much more vigorous when they came into growth =
> and
> bulked up at a much greater rate. In fact, the unrefrigerated bulbs did =
> not
> seem to increase in size hardly at all.
>
> It is likely that Jane gets enough winter chill for her high altitude =
> bulbs,
> even though her climate doesn't come close to the Great Basin =
> conditions, or
> conditions at 6000'. I don't think any bulbs (or plants) actually need
> freezing temperatures, but may need a certain amount of time at =
> temperatures
> between freezing and about 40F - that's why chilling crocus and tulip =
> bulbs
> in the refrigerator works. We had discussed some time back winter chill
> needs of other plants, such as fruit trees, since this has been studied
> extensively, and I believe one of our more knowledgeable members =
> contributed
> information regarding this. Winter conditions where I live are very =
> mild -
> not exactly warm, but probably not cold enough for some of the high =
> altitude
> Calochortus species to get the requisite number of hours of winter =
> chill,
> although that very likely will vary according to species.
>
> Diana
>
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