[pbs] Bessera elegans
Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs
odysseybulbs at earthlink.net
Fri Oct 20 21:20:23 EDT 2006
Hi, Mark. I've stored B. elegans in a pot in a basement that
probably didn't get any cooler than 60 F. I've also kept it in an
attached garage at 40 or so. You don't need to water it until spring
-- at least I never have.
Russell in Massachusetts
At 01:04 PM 10/20/2006, you wrote:
>Back in October, I bought (at auction) a 8" pot full of Bessera
>elegans in flower, at a local NARGS meeting (North American Rock
>Garden Society). The pot was full of blooming stalks and buds. The
>flowering has finished, and the leaves are now drying back. I was
>given some basic instructions, to keep the pot dry during the
>winter, in a cool basement, then take it out after last threat of
>frost in spring and begin watering.
Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
PO Box 382
South Lancaster, MA 01561
508-335-8106
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