I didn't weigh it, but it did seem more of a handful than a 20 kg josephinae bulb I planted. On the other hand, I didn't have to dig up the josephinae. Digging a 3' hole in my clay soil to extract the Crinum may have weakened me. T > From: kimcmich@hotmail.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:18:15 -0700 > Subject: Re: [pbs] Urginea maritima - largest flower bulb? > > Greetings, > Are we talking bulb sensu stricto or anything tuberous. If true bulb, I second the Crinum bulbispermum suggestion - though I don't know how dense they are. Tim, did you weight the 20" dia Crinum you dug? I know Brunsvigia josephinae can push 40 lbs. > If tubers are in the running, then I think a number of curcurbits are the champs far and away: Marah species have documented tubers over 400 lbs - and that was just the portion of the tuber that was extracted and weighed. I have unearthed the top of one that was easily as big as a recliner. > -|<ipp > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/