Sorry, spelling mistakes and crossed fingers. ...coupled with the cold. Brian Whyer > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On > Behalf Of Brian Whyer > Sent: 22 April 2003 15:49 > To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' > Subject: RE: [pbs] Bulbs for Continental Climates: Upper Midwest > > > Jim speaks of his great success with Triteleia laxa 'Queen Fabiola' in > the > > Indianapolis area. I live in virtually the same climate. I bought > about > > fifty bulbs of Triteleia laxa 'Queen Fabiola' in 2001 from two > different > > (Dutch) sources. I planted them in rich, well drained loam soil. In > the > > spring about two or three weak sprouts emerged, I had no flowering and > > nothing appeared the next year. I can't imagine why my results were so > > different from Jim's. > In the UK on my poor dry chalky soil they thrive in full sun. Are you > giving them too rich a diet maybe, couple with the cold? > > Brain Whyer, zone 8'ish, Buckinghamshire, UK > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php