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seed request for rain lilies
Dear austin.gardening group,
With a widespread, significant rain in the offing in your area, I am seeking seeds of Habranthus tubispathus, also known as Habranthus texanus or Zephyranthes texana. This is the little copper-yellow rain lily that will be blooming over the next weekend in lawns and roadsides. The seeds should be ripe about 18-19 days after flowering. I would like, if possible, five to 10 mature seed capsules in separate wrappers, with the locality where they came from. The seeds will be used in a study of reproduction in this apomictic species, and possibly to start a mapping population. You can see photographs of this species at www.google.com, under the web option, by entering "Habranthus tubispathus". My address is: Charles Crane, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2054. I will reimburse postage plus $5.00 to the first two persons to fill this request. |
seed request for rain lilies
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B. Server wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:28:07 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Dear austin.gardening group, With a widespread, significant rain in the offing in your area, I am seeking seeds of Habranthus tubispathus, also known as Habranthus texanus or Zephyranthes texana. This is the little copper-yellow rain lily that will be blooming over the next weekend in lawns and roadsides. The seeds should be ripe about 18-19 days after flowering. I would like, if possible, five to 10 mature seed capsules in separate wrappers, with the locality where they came from. The seeds will be used in a study of reproduction in this apomictic species, and possibly to start a mapping population. You can see photographs of this species at www.google.com, under the web option, by entering "Habranthus tubispathus". My address is: Charles Crane, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2054. I will reimburse postage plus $5.00 to the first two persons to fill this request. Charles, I don't know whether the plants I have are the ones in which you are interested. We have a rain lily in our yard that is a bright, butter, yellow, rather than copper-yellow. If you are interested, let me know by reply to this newsgroup and I can supply either seeds as they become available or bulbs/corms. (I have propogated some of them for neighbors and friends) Rgds. Yellow? The rain lilies in our area I've seen are all white! -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein |
seed request for rain lilies
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:06:21 -0500, Omelet
wrote: Charles, I don't know whether the plants I have are the ones in which you are interested. We have a rain lily in our yard that is a bright, butter, yellow, rather than copper-yellow. If you are interested, let me know by reply to this newsgroup and I can supply either seeds as they become available or bulbs/corms. (I have propogated some of them for neighbors and friends) Rgds. Yellow? The rain lilies in our area I've seen are all white! Same basic size, shape, and habit but the flowers are a bright yellow. I would post a photo somewhere, but the blooms are gone now and the seed pods are coming out. I had no idea that they were a native type rather than a cultivated type that escaped. I guess that the fact that they come true to color from seed suggests that at least they are not hybrids. --BS |
seed request for rain lilies
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B. Server wrote: On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:06:21 -0500, Omelet wrote: Charles, I don't know whether the plants I have are the ones in which you are interested. We have a rain lily in our yard that is a bright, butter, yellow, rather than copper-yellow. If you are interested, let me know by reply to this newsgroup and I can supply either seeds as they become available or bulbs/corms. (I have propogated some of them for neighbors and friends) Rgds. Yellow? The rain lilies in our area I've seen are all white! Same basic size, shape, and habit but the flowers are a bright yellow. I would post a photo somewhere, but the blooms are gone now and the seed pods are coming out. I had no idea that they were a native type rather than a cultivated type that escaped. I guess that the fact that they come true to color from seed suggests that at least they are not hybrids. --BS I'd love to get some of those started around here. It'd be pretty with all the rain lilies that come out here whenever we have a good storm after a dry spell. :-) -- Peace! Om All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) |
seed request for rain lilies
Omelet wrote:
I'd love to get some of those started around here. It'd be pretty with all the rain lilies that come out here whenever we have a good storm after a dry spell. :-) http://www.yuccado.com/displayone.ph...thes%20citrina -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
seed request for rain lilies
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Victor Martinez wrote: Omelet wrote: I'd love to get some of those started around here. It'd be pretty with all the rain lilies that come out here whenever we have a good storm after a dry spell. :-) http://www.yuccado.com/displayone.ph...thes%20citrina -- Victor M. Martinez Nice. Thanks! -- Peace! Om All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) |
seed request for rain lilies
On Jul 23, 12:28*pm, wrote:
Dear austin.gardening group, * *With a widespread, significant rain in the offing in your area, I am seeking seeds of Habranthus tubispathus, also known as Habranthus texanus or Zephyranthes texana. *This is the little copper-yellow rain lily that will be blooming over the next weekend in lawns and roadsides. *The seeds should be ripe about 18-19 days after flowering. *I would like, if possible, five to 10 mature seed capsules in separate wrappers, with the locality where they came from. *The seeds will be used in a study of reproduction in this apomictic species, and possibly to start a mapping population. * *You can see photographs of this species atwww.google.com, under the web option, by entering "Habranthus tubispathus". * *My address is: Charles Crane, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2054. *I will reimburse postage plus $5.00 to the first two persons to fill this request. Addendum, August 6: Thank you for your postings to austin.gardening. Please check out the following web images to determine if you have H. tubispathus: http://www.bio.utexas.edu/courses/bi...ubispathus.htm http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HATU http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ha...us_tubispathus http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/re...id_image=19892 What it is not: http://www.tuinkrant.com/plantengids...ssen/29315.htm (Zephyranthes pulchella) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...es_citrina.jpg (Zephyranthes citrina) http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog...tail/00113.htm (Zephyranthes citrina) http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_O...primulina.html (Z.primulina) The flowers of H. tubispathus are slightly nodding, with four lengths of stamens and a deeply trifid stigma. The flowers of yellow Zephyranthes are upright, with one length of stamens and a capitate (rounded) stigma. The fresh seeds of H. tubispathus are pretty flat, while those of the Zephyranthes, when fresh, can be a third to half as thick as they are long. The Habranthus produces 30-100 seeds per flower, while these two Zephyranthes typically produce less than 30, sometimes only 10. Also, the Habranthus is much more likely to flower as a single bulb, whereas the Zephyranthes produce offsets, and Z. pulchella can make substantial clumps. The leaves of Z. citrina and Z. pulchella are longer and more terete (cylindrical) than those of H. tubispathus, although you won't see this in a mowed lawn. Z. pulchella and Z. citrina natively grow in heavy clay soils, but H. tubispathus prefers sandier soil (think College Station). The farthest north known native population of Z. pulchella is a low spot near Sutherland Springs, while H. tubispathus is reasonably common in lawns up to Waco. |
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