[pbs] Rhodophiala bifida in KC
James Waddick
jwaddick at kc.rr.com
Fri Sep 7 13:41:36 EDT 2007
Dear all,
I thought I'd refrain from any comments on this topic, but
sometime bulbs bloom.
I have two plantings of this species-both from 'northern',
'hardy' collections. One has been in a pot in the greenhouse since
2005. I was surprised to see it in both nearly full leaf and the
first flower opening. This after a VERY hot dry summer. I brought
the pot up to the deck near the hummingbird feeder, hoping it might
distract the gang of hummers that fight over the feeder. There's
seating for six, but any one will keep all the others away. Do
hummers visit Rhodophialia?
My second plant from Joe Shaw (Thanks Joe) went into a raised
bed outdoors. Foliage came up this spring looking healthy, but was
frozen in peak growth by late April freezes. So far no sign of new
growth of flowers or leaves although subject to even more extremes of
heat and dry outside. Might they still appear? Especially after a
decent rain?
The first bloom caused me to check out the Rhodophialia wiki
page and I read that flowers appear before foliage, but pictures seem
to hint tat some foliage was present. So Is the foliage synchronous
with the flower stalks?
And Fred good to hear of survival in Boston in the ground.
Gives me some hope.
Best Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Ph. 816-746-1949
Zone 5 Record low -23F
Summer 100F +
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