[pbs] Labeling snafu!
Nhu Nguyen
xerantheum at gmail.com
Thu Oct 16 13:28:52 EDT 2008
Dave,
There is a photo of a *H. coccineus* seedling on the wiki by Angelo
Porcelli.
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/HaemanthusSpeciesOne#coccineus
I have also just posted a photo of my *H. barkerae* seedlings. It did not
come from the same batch as your seeds but it's better than nothing.
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/HaemanthusSpeciesOne#barkerae
The difference I see is that *H. coccineus* is pubescent and *H.
barkerae*is not. Also
*H. coccineus* has more spotting. Hope that helps.
Nhu
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Laura & Dave <toadlily at olywa.net> wrote:
> Hi all
> I was wondering if someone could help me straighten out a little
> problem I have with the species names of some Haemanthus seedlings
> growing from BX-173. I received seeds of the three species:
>
> 14 >-- Haemanthus amarylloides ssp polyanthus
> 15 >-- Haemanthus barkerae
> 16 >-- Haemanthus coccineus
>
> but was late for leaving for vacation when I sowed them. The old adage,
> that "I'll remember what is in each pot, and label them when I get
> back.", was employed, since the whole family was scowling at me
> impatiently. Well, we all know how well that works. H. amarylloides I
> did manage to get marked so that I remembered, but not so the other
> two. One of the species ( H. barkerae or H. coccineus ) has very
> pronounced spotting on the lower portion of the cotyledon, the other
> none. So, if anyone also growing either of these plants could let me
> know the status of the spotting, I'd be really grateful.
>
> Thanks
> Dave Brastow - Tumwater, Washington USA - 7A
>
> P.S. I've since discovered the Marks All pen from Sharpie. This writes
> in opaque white, which shows up on black / dark green pots, and is quite
> durable. At least now I can scribble a number on a pot if I get hurried.
>
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