Tigridia?

diana chapman rarebulbs@earthlink.net
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 07:28:08 PDT
Hi Judy:

I grow some of the Mexican Tigridias, Tigridia multiflora, T. chrysantha, T.
dugesii and T. durangense.   These are all small plants, but some have large
flowers.  They look wonderful massed in a small pot.  I grow them outside in
this cool coastal climate, and they do very well, although I generally try
to protect them from winter rain when they are dormant.

Diana
Telos Rare Bulbs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Glattstein" <jglatt@ptd.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:04 AM
Subject: [pbs] Tigridia?


> When I was in Holland in August of 2002 there was a field of tigridia at
the
> end of the road that Hotel de Nachtegaal was on. Flowering beautifully.
They
> were all chopped down and harvested not even a week after I arrived. There
> was a nice display of them at the Floriade also.
>
> Has anyone grown them? Not that I'm planning on growing them here in New
> Jersey. But I'm writing them up for my book, and just realized that none
of
> the California, Texas, New Mexico "bulbs I am growing/ have grown"
messages
> make any mention of this extravagant, showy, Mexican flower. And I would
> have thought it would be suitable.
>
> There was a field of soft yellow homeria, and another of peachy orange
ones
> within walking distance of the hotel too.
>
> Judy in New Jersey, where today is a break in the rain before the
hurricane
> and its weather arrives. I'll take advantage and plant more bulbs.
>
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