New member introduction

16 years ago

I am a new member who has read several of the threads with interest. Lots of great information about one of my favorite subjects.

--- I too have had problems with Elvas - in fact, I have yet to see a bloom from a bulb I bought several years ago. I bought a second bulb this year and wish I had read the thread before I did!

--- I found the thread on bulb sizes interesting. I believe someone mentioned the Veronica Read book? It has extensive information about bulb sizes I found helpful.

--- I have had very good results with Scheepers bulbs for several years and I have found the people easy to work with - but then, I have not yet needed to resolve a problem.

--- I have not had opportunity to check out the photographs. I am a photographer and always photograph each plant as it blooms, so I am really looking forward to seeing the visuals.

I grow most of my collection of about 100 bulbs in a mixed (mostly citrus trees and other tropicals) greenhouse I keep at 50-55F minimum in winter (which often also is the maximum during our colder time of year). Every year, I also grow some large bulbs in the house, but most of these are on marbles in the bottom of large glass cylinders. After one round, I grow them on in my usual manner (soil in terra cotta pots) in the greenhouse.

I have not tried to force my bulbs, I just let them grow and bloom when they choose. Some bloom several times a year, others bloom just once. I am allergic to pollen of just about anything, and with the relatively low greenhouse temperatures, I have refrained from trying to get them to bloom in winter (I have to remove the pollen from any bulbs I grow in the house). I intend to check out the posts and see what all I can do to encourage winter bloom under the conditions I have though - maybe grow them on the dry side through their cycle?

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soultan
16 years ago
Welcome wildebloem,

Now that you have mentioned that you are a photographer, I can't wait to see your sight of the story.
hopflower
16 years ago
Wow! One hundred bulbs! You should be telling us about them. I look forward to your posts.

Will you put up some photos, too?
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jodik_gw
16 years ago
Welcome, Wildebloem! C'mon in and make yourself at home! I think you'll find everyone here to be very nice, and extremely helpful! We're very curious, too... as to what you're growing and what's in bloom! Feel free to post pictures! (hint, hint)

I agree with Hopflower... you should tell us about your massive bulb collection!! Inquiring minds want to know!! :-)

I have grown a Minerva in the same manner as you tell about... I have allowed this bulb to grow and bloom at it's leisure, treating it more as a houseplant than as a bulb... I've been very pleased with how well it's worked out... I've had Minerva for over 7 years, and it has flowered every one of those years, except one... but then, even God rested on the seventh day! :-)

Can't wait to see some pictures and hear about some of your bulbs!
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
I will be happy to post photographs - once I find out how to. (I am brand new to this community, just came in yesterday, so it may take a bit to get up to speed.)

Growing, ah. I am a very enthusiastic grower, but I am not the most accomplished. I am Dutch, grew up with bulbs everywhere and having them here in the U.S. still makes me feel at home. As a rule, I grow the bulbs in roomy terra cotta pots: I feel because the bulbs do well in the open ground, they should like large pots as well. I am a light waterer, grow the bulbs on the dry side to prevent rot because my greenhouse tends to have high humidity. I do lose some bulbs every year, but on the whole, they do well.

I will be happy to talk about my experiences with individual bulbs, but I am not sure where to start - with the As, Bs, and Cs? :)

In short, I try new varieties every year, and keep my collection at more or less 100 by donating the excess to a plant sale to benefit our local arboretum.
soultan
16 years ago
www.photobucket.com will give you the tools to upload, resize, then post your pictures anywhere you'd like. It will give you the direct img links to bring them here that you just copy and paste.
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you. I reduced a few photos on my computer, then uploaded them. Hope that works. Here goes with a few test photos.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/wildebloem/Copyof2006-03-1304GREENHOUSE.jpg has a shot of one section of the greenhouse. http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/wildebloem/Copyof2006-03-0701GREENHOUSE.jpg shows a little larger section. The amaryllis are staged in three layers: larger on the ground, smaller on the top shelf so they can receive adequate light, everything else on the benches. The short plant to the left of center on the bench is "Nymph", that odd, upward-facing amaryllis (I have close-ups I can post later).

A third greenhouse section is at http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/wildebloem/Copyof2006-03-0706GREENHOUSE.jpg On the ground sits a pot with four "Double Record" bulbs I thought to try together. I found I prefer the plants in individual pots, but it was fun to try.

I hope the links work.
paxfleur
16 years ago
Reposts for Wildebloom of his beautiful greenhouses. =)

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soultan
16 years ago
Wildebloem, you have to copy the reference line that starts with
anna_in_quebec
16 years ago
OMG! I am sooo envious for that greenhouse! And it's contents - it looks just lovely - everything looks so healthy. Thanks for sharing, and do share more.
hopflower
16 years ago
Okay, wildebloem. I knew it. I knew you were Dutch. Not only the name, but with that talent for bulbs! My husband is American Dutch; he likes them but does not have the passion for bulbs that I do.

And yes, I guess the larger pots do work out better. I wonder, then, why one is always told to put them snugly in pots?

Oh....I must add that I am jealous of that greenhouse, too! Lol!
cindeea
16 years ago
OH MY GOD! Absolute Amaryllis Heaven, that's what I'm thinking!! Wilde-welcome, welcome welcome! Your display is so stunning! Artistic yet wild! If you love amaryllis, which seems obvious that you do, you will enjoy this forum very much. Great people, great information, great photos and most importantly great friends from all over the world. So nice to meet you!
Cindee
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you, Paxfleur, for reposting for me.

Soultan, I do not see anything starting with Thank you for the compliments. I do love being in the greenhouse. I keep plants for winter fragrance as well (gardenias, citrus, violets) - they help get through the sometimes really long rain/fog/gloom periods of winter in this area.
cindeea
16 years ago
wilde, by violets, do you mean African Violets??? Maria and I may want to beg some leaf trades!
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
Not African violets but old-fashioned ones - mostly "Parma" types and other fragrant ones from the 1800s and 1900s. Love African violets too, however, but I am not sure how to continue that conversation without going off topic - I have never participated in a forum of any kind before!
mariava7
16 years ago
Hello Wildebloem and welcome!!! Ahhhhh...I'm in heaven's greenhouse or should I say your greenhouse is heaven. I have been dreaming for a greenhouse for years. I hope it won't be too long before I could have one. I terribly miss growing tropical plants.

It's a pity you are allergic to any kind of pollen. Any kind of allergy is a pain anyway. I'm allergic to alcohol. Even winecoolers would give me rashes. When you cut out the pollens, save them and send them to me. We will make nice seeds out of them. Then I can send them to you and you can grow them.
jodik_gw
16 years ago
Wildebloem, I am soooo jealous of your wonderful greenhouse full of... well, everything!! When I close my eyes, I can almost smell the moist, fresh, clean scent of soil and the fragrance of the flowers that are blooming... You have an awesome setup, and a fabulous collection of plants and bulbs!

I really like the upper shelves... what a great way to make the most of the space you have! Wow... if I had a greenhouse like that, you'd never get me out of it!

Don't worry if you go off-topic a bit... if you read through some of the posts, you'll find that we tend to be rather relaxed here... we like to know a little more about each other than just the kinds of bulbs we have!

Thanks very much for sharing those pictures! They warmed me up inside, and today it was only about 28 degrees here! I hope to someday have a nice greenhouse like yours... a place where I can grow all my bulbs and tropical plants... a sanctuary that makes me feel a little closer to heaven!
soultan
16 years ago
Ok, it is called "HTM Tag." They have put their advertisement in the beginning, that is why it is not img after the <. now i see. so you just copy the html tag here and are fine.>
hopflower
16 years ago
You mean sweet violets, wildebloem. Parmas and other old fashioned ones used to be quite popular in this country. There is a man in the Central Valley, I think it is, who raises nothing but all these several different strains of them. I will try to remember his name and let you know if you are interested. Maybe you know him already.
cindeea
16 years ago
Ahhh sweet violets, wildebloem. Growing up in Michigan I would hunt the woods for wild sweet violets. Sadly, I can not grow them in Florida. However I have become and African Violet addict. My Mother, Grandmother and Aunts always had the most stunning AVs and I was determined to learn how to grow them. It is the only house plant that gave me fits of trial and error. Finally I mastered it, and much like Amaryllis, the secret is to not over water. I have some pending surgery, and a good friend, also an AV lover, brought me a box of African Violet magazines to have for my recovery. I peeked at one and found The Violet Barn. I ordered up 10 of their choosing at a very reasonable price. They arrived today and their packaging was immaculate! The baby plants are generous, some even in bud. So how's that for going off topic. Lol. Maria, I will have to share pics with you for your Mom, and Xuan, if she is listening. The plants they sent are stunning!
hopflower
16 years ago
Ano Nuevo Flower Growers in Daly City, which is not the Central Valley after all; but the South Bay. Anyway, he is a grower and sells only to the trade. Sorry about that, wildebloem! But it does look like you are doing fine without them anyway.
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you, I will definitely keep the name. I have several friends who own nurseries, this may be perfect time to get one in particular to stock some violets. I need to be down in the SF Bay Area in the near future, so I may even get lucky and be allowed to pick them up.
salpal
16 years ago
That is such a wonderful greenhouse, I too "covet" your beautiful space. I actually showed this to my best friend and said "this is what we want"- she agreed. These pics are lovely, I regret I don't have a digital camera and this forum really makes me wish for one. Everyone has such beautiful photos!!!
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
It is such fun to share the pictures and communicate with people who also enjoy plants, I am absolutely delighted to have found this forum.

I agree with you, I also want to switch to digital photography. But I am so comfortable with my way of doing things, and I have not yet had the time to really learn, so I just toodle along with my trusty familiar cameras.
mariava7
16 years ago
Cindeea...My mother has been a member of the African Violet Society for maybe more than 15 years now. Everything that we learned about succeesful growing of AVs was through reading of their magazine that would reach the Philippines 3 months after they were released here in US. We used to order from Violet Barn to be shipped to PI. Dr. Ralph Robinson was still a bachelor then. And yes, they have impeccable packing of their merchandise. International Express shipping would still take 10-12 days to reach PI from NY. African Violets were my first love when I was still there and running the nursery. That time, I had documented and tagged almost 300 named varieties that we use as mother plants which I wick watered. The rest were all watered down by hose. Remember my pic of the AV farm there? It was very hard leaving them behind.

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Oooops..sorry guys. I got carried away. It's your fault Cindeea, mentioning these AVs. It just brings back very fond memories...
jodik_gw
16 years ago
Wildebloem, you seem to be doing fine with the cameras you've got, as evidenced by the lovely greenhouse photos! I must say that digital cameras do have their perks... but I still really like good black and white photography...

I was thrilled to find this particular forum, too! This is a special group of people, no doubt about it! I love coming here and reading about everyone's plants, gardens and families... and viewing all the wonderful pictures! And I feel very comfortable sharing my ideas and stories, asking questions no matter how dumb they seem, and posting my pictures regardless of how well they're taken... yep, very special people... but then, I think it takes a special kind of person to nurture seeds and plants with such care, and to help Mother Nature along...

:-)
cindeea
16 years ago
Maria, that photo is still amazing to me. Very cool.
soultan
16 years ago
Amazing that everything has so many varieties now. One can really drown in all the new kinds and looks and everything. Lately, it has became really difficult to be a collector. Good old days, when it was enough to have a windowshil to have your collection growing. Now if someone starts collectiong one particular plant, and all its varieties, s/he has to set up a green house... Amazing...
wildebloem
Original Author
16 years ago
Mariava, what a gorgeous environment. And what a treat it must have been to work there (or should that even be called work?!).

Did those plants ever bring back memories. I used to have a (very modest) collection of African violets and even wrote a short paper in German on the origin and history of them once (they are named "Usambara Veilchen" in German, if I remember correctly). Mostly what fascinated me was the fact all of them originated from a very narrow area - I believe it was within 4 degrees of the equator? Amazing plants.
cindeea
16 years ago
I love African Violets. Soultan, you are correct about collecting. I have my African Violet Collection, My Amaryllis collection, my Orchid collection, my Bromeliad collection, my Hoya collection, my plumeria Collection. You no longer can just have one of what you love...I must have dozens! We won't even go into my fruit and vegetable collections! All this and I am partially handicapped! I get my new bionic hips and LOOK OUT GARDENING WORLD!!!!

I told Dennis tonight one of the first things I want to do as soon as I am able is to PLAY GOLF AGAIN! It is such a wonderful sport and I cannot wait to be out with nature, smacking a little white ball around and just enjoying life! (sorry for the aside)
soultan
16 years ago
Cindee,

It seems like the Plumeria you have sent me will survive... The large, old leaves die off, but the tip of the cutting has sturdy, healthy looking, new ones coming. This is my first plumeria. I hope, I will not kill it. I will have to learn about plumerias to know where to put it what to do to it. Maybe, I will keep it as a houseplant, inside somewhere. There are so many possibilities... Oh. And I made some pictures of my amaryllis bed. I will work on the pictures and send some to you. You wanted to see it. :o)
jodik_gw
16 years ago
Maria - I love that picture, too! All the AV's look like they're floating just above the tables!

There's no way I could begin collecting African Violets... there are way too many varieties! I have one, a lavender flowered one, and I am happy with just the one! It has just finished blooming, after having been in flower for the last 6 months, or so... it's the first one I've ever had bloom beyond what it had when it came from the store! I don't want to press my luck and get any more right now!

My Plumeria cutting is doing good... it's slowly developing little leaves... but since the days are shorter now and it's getting to be winter, I think it's kind of resting. Once spring rolls around, it should take off and grow like crazy!

I am so happy for you, Cindee... you'll be getting a new lease on life, so to speak! Even though I'm not a big fan of golf, it'll be fabulous to hear about your days on the course! I have partial time in a wheelchair to look forward to... most likely, within the next ten years, I'll not be able to get around as well as I do now... my legs, hips and back really give me problems at times. I'm just happy to be able to garden now, and I'm putting in all the time I possibly can, while I can! Of course, there's always the chance that my legs and hips will hold up...

We all want to see your amaryllis bed, Soultan! It's gotta look awesome! I can't wait to get a glimpse of it!
cindeea
16 years ago
Hmmmm guess I'll have to send Jodi some AV babies...gotta get her hooked on yet another plant!!

Most plumeria are diciduous. Jodi, yours will loose leaves in winter-perhaps not if it is kept indoors. Soultan, yours is an evergreen. It will loose leaves now while it makes roots, then leaf out soon. Once it starts showing new leaves, give it some light fert. There is a Plumeria Forum on Garden Web. I suggest you guys check out the "Plumeria 101" info there. It is the best way to get started.
soultan
16 years ago
Okay. Here is a picture of the left side of the amaryllis bed. You see, they are planted next to each other right now ans leafing out. For next year, as I have said, I will plant some other , flowering plant in between the rows, so I will have some color in there.
The yellowing leaves belong to the hymenocallis. It seems like it is ready to die back now.
Also, I just noticed that the old, not so pretty Limona is bringing a scape outside, so I might lift it and put it to rest for a while. I don't want it to bloom just yet that I have all these wonderful new bulbs waiting to be planted.

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Amaryllis bed Left end.
cindeea
16 years ago
Beautiful, Soultan!! You must make a picture of the hillside you told me about, where you want to plant the Cassia seeds. I think it will be A smashing backdrop. What is the larger, darker green plant in the background? All those beautiful leaves look so nice together.

Jodi, is there no Phys Therapy or surgery to help your Lupis? It makes me feel bad to complain when so many others have it so much worse than I. I would not know what to do without Dennis and Dan. This morning I woke at 7:30 and Dennis and Dan were up on ladders cleaning ceiling fans and air vents for me because I said I had to get the cleaning gal to get them next visit. They are my support! I can appreciate your being in pain every day, some days it is just so expected, others it is disabling. God bless honey.
mariava7
16 years ago
Soultan...Your amaryllises sure love that bed. They are so green and healthy. Being planted outside really is the best thing for them. Good Job!!!
jodik_gw
16 years ago
Nice, Soultan! Very nice! I love the little rows with all the tags, so you know exactly who is who! They look very happy!

Cindee - I have a lavender AV... it just finished flowering after the longest time! It's really beautiful! Once I learn the right way to make leaf cuttings root, I'll have more! Ooh, I saw a beauty at the garden center today! It was dark blue/purple with white edging on the blooms! I would have bought it, but the leaves were in sad shape... it looked like someone had been watering from the top.

Lupus is a systemic auto-immune disease... there is no cure... it's very painful... my bones and muscles and nerves all hurt, all the time... my immune system doesn't fight germs entering my body... it fights ME! It attacks my bones, muscles.. and it can attack any system in the body, like the blood, organs, brain, etc... it's only fatal if it attacks the kidneys and they shut down. The pain is the worst in my legs and hips and back... some days it's very severe, and others, it's not too awful bad... I'm thankful for modern chemistry and pharmacology! Without meds, I wouldn't be able to get out of bed most days. It's not the end of the world, though... there are people who go through way more than I do, and I'm thankful that I can do what I do.
soultan
16 years ago
So here is a picture of the leaves up close and personal. They are kind of dusty because of the fire dust in the air and the constant dew that sits on their leaves lately.

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