H reticulatum help
Fred Biasella
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Comments (10)Jodi, This was not your typical garden center in the middle of town, more of a commercial nursery. I found the H. Reticulatum online and then noticed that the nursery was not that far from me. They were so nice when I asked if I could come out and said to just call to be sure someone would be there. I put a link below if you are interested. Maria, thanks but my search of the forum was what made me ask the question. From looking at the pictures it seemed that the bulbs were either just barely above ground level or below and it just wasn't clear to me. But figured by the postings about how finicky the species could be, I should not guess! Have yours continue to grow since you changed the cultivation? I wound up with 4 plants as each pot had two bulbs that separated on their own when I went to transplant them. I put two in a cooler (much lower air conditioned office) and left two on the porch. The leaves on the two in a/c seemed to start to yellow so I put them on the porch with the other two. I had to remember also that they had been outside under shade cloth and probably used to higher humidity and they were very healthy looking when I brought them home. Now I am trying to keep them that way! Here is a link that might be useful: Rareflora...See MoreH.reticulatum v.striatifolium vs. H.'Silhouette'
Comments (12)That is unfortunate news in my ears, and I regret that you did not obtain blooms in this long time span. On the other hand I am confident that I shall receive blooms in fall 2007 - provided the plants will now continue for a prolonged time in the magnitude of growth velocity which I actually observe. You certainly know that I administer lukewarm water - but from the bottom, including diluted fertilizer every time ( 1 ml/L of a liquid 6-3-6 brand). I definitely intend to use "Silhouette" for breeding purposes (if you have not guessed this already, too) - and I want to see the seedlings with their center stripe in my balkony box which I use as hippeastrummateous kindergardens, in the wisdom of numerousity - and regardless whether the ligament be creamy or pure white. And certainly you can also guess what knight star lily I have in mind to rendezvous this tiny "Silhouette" with. For now I wrap myself into silence (forgive my likely inappropriate terminology) - nevertheless these respective amaryllis' are overreadily waiting for their time to come, in rather huge containers...See MoreH. reticulatum var. striatifolium 'Mrs. Garfield'
Comments (37)The best way to know the differences between these reticulatums is to see them in person....side by side perhaps. The leaves already have a big difference. Different clones have different leaf shapes and stripes. I now have 3 clones of Mrs. Garfield growing here and they are NOT exactly alike. One is from Glasshouseworks, one if from Thailand, and one is from India. I will not be surprised if their flowers would also vary in color, shape and pattern. The REAL specie H. reticulatum var. striatifolium has dark green leaves with a very prominent "pin stripe" like white line that runs in the center of it's leaves. Mrs. G's leaves are lighter green with wider cream/light green stripe. The specie has rounder/wider and shorter leaves than Mrs. G. It also has that pinkish/purplish hue in the underside of it's leaves. Mrs. G is a lot more robust (leaves, bulblets and flower) and not as finicky in growing conditions like the specie. I will still need Houstonpat's patience to see my specie retic bloom...lol! I have doubts that the "red reticulatum" that Thailand sells is the true specie. I have one of this given by a very dear friend. It is VERY different in leaf color and stripe than the true specie reticulatum. Try growing some. They make very pretty plants even without flowers....See MoreH. cybister chico, H. reticulatum var straitifolium, silhouette..
Comments (4)Hi Donna, Thank you. I looked up ETGB before and they are sold out.. And I could not find another source. I guess I will wait for it to come back in stock. I do have H. cybister from Telos bulbs.. I heard H. chico is either a hybrid or a very nice clone of Cybister, so I was planning to get it from big bulb companies.. I will let you know if my search is successful regarding H. R. silhouette.. In fact I just bought Scilla Maderensis from ETGB. I should have asked if they had any H. chico left that are not listed..But I am very excited about S.maderensis!! Radha. Here is a pic of the bulb.. And link to google flower pics.. Here is a link that might be useful: scilla madeirensis...See MoreFred Biasella
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