Urginea maritima

Jane Sargent jane@deskhenge.com
Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:58:55 PST
I live in Massachusetts. I had never even heard of this plant, Urginea 
maritima. I know quite a lot about irises and something about Narcissus 
and joined the pbs to find plant sources for my other garden, the one on 
the Yucatan peninsula in southern Mexico.

I looked up photos of Urginea maritima, which show it to be a pretty 
spectacular plant. No way is it going to grow outdoors in Massachusetts, 
where tonight it is 40° F with fog and spitting cold rain. All we want 
to do is drink stuff that is bad for the liver and go to bed early amd 
hibernate until spring. That mentioned, we had a bear walking around the 
yard yesterday. It´´s unclear that Urginea would be happy on the Yucatan 
peninsula, where the ground is alkaline,  most of the rain appears in 
the sultry summer, and where winter is pretty dry and just paradise, 
with the nicest people you could ever meet.

I love the photos of large groups of Urginea making their tall, white 
flames of flowers.

Where I live in Massachusetts, I make a similar effect by growing a 
Bugbane patch. My recommendation for gardeners who can´t grow Urginea is 
Bugbane, though it isn´t even a bulb. It makes very tall white spikes. 
Leaves can be green or black, depending on how much money you want to 
spend. The plant is perennial and multiplies without fuss.

Perhaps it isn´t sporting to mention a plant that isn´t a bulb, but I´ll 
bet that very few of you grow only bulbs.

Please pardon my general cluelessness about bulbs. I´ll know more next 
year, after I have grown some in Mexico (I love Zephyranthes) and some 
on my windowsill in Massachusetts.

Jane


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> Dear PBS members,
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> The seeds listed below have been donated by our members and friends to
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> 813    Albuca aff. flaccida (a volunteer); MSW
> 814    Allium cernuum; NN
> 816    Bellevalia dubia ex Greece; NM
> 820    Camassia quamash; NN
> 821    Colchicum sp. mixed, OP; AT
> 824    Crocus goulimyi, ex Greece; NM
> 826    Crocus tommasinianus 'Pictus'; RdV
> 828    Dahlia 'Bishop's Children'; DK
> 831    Freesia laxa; ME
> 847    Iris lutescens, ex S. France; NM
> 848    Iris pumila, ex Georgia; NM
> 850    Massonia "echinata", ex NARGS OP; RdV
> 851    Massonia "pustulata" ex BX 337 OP; RdV
> 852    Massonia hyb. aff. pustulata, ex NARGS; RdV
> 853    Muscari aucheri; NM
> 855    Muscari pseudomuscari ex Iran (Pseudomuscari chalusicum); NM
> 858    Nothoscordum gracile var. macrostemon; RdV
> 859    Nothoscordum sp. ex Harry Hay; NM
> 860    Ornithogalum albomarginatum; MSW
> 864    Polyxena corymbosa (Lachenalia); LJ
> 867    Scilla hyacinthoides; LJ
> 869    Scilla melaina ex Turkey; NM
> 872    Scilla siberica 'Alba'; RdV
> 877    Sinningia cardinalis, ex BX; RdV
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> 894     Acis ionica; AP
> 895     Albuca sp., yellow; RW
> 896     Allium myrianthum, ex Ruksans, tall, 4" drumstick, July;  RdV
> 897     Allium sp., ex Chiapas; NN
> 898     Androcymbium rechingeri; AP
> 899     Babiana ecklonii; DF
> 900     Babiana 'Jim's Choice', ex Jim Duggan; DF
> 901     Babiana pulchra, white; DF
> 902     Bloomeria crocea; JM
> 903     Brodiaea californica ; JB
> 904     Brodiaea elegans ; JB
> 905     Calochortus albus; RW
> 906     Calochortus amabilis; RW
> 907     Calochortus clavatus subsp. clavatus; JM
> 908     Calochortus clavatus subsp. gracilis; JM
> 909     Calochortus dunnii; JM
> 910     Calochortus howellii; JM
> 911     Calochortus longibarbatus; JM
> 912     Calochortus luteus; JB
> 913     Calochortus nudus; RW
> 914     Calochortus obispoensis; JM
> 915     Calochortus simulans; JM
> 916     Calochortus superbus; JB
> 917     Calochortus venustus, red; RW
> 918     Calochortus venustus, typical form; NN
> 919     Calochortus venustus, white; JB
> 920     Calochortus venustus, white; RW
> 921     Calochortus weedii var. intermedius; RW
> 922     Calochortus weedii var. weedii, brown edge; RW
> 923     Calochortus weedii var. weedii, yellow; RW
> 924     Calydorea amabilis; NN
> 925     Chlorophytum saundersiae; AG
> 926     Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus; NN
> 927     Delphinium cardinale; JB
> 928     Dichelostemma capitatum; JB
> 929     Dichelostemma ida-maia; JB
> 930     Dichelostemma multiflorum ; JB
> 931     Dierama pendulum; CP
> 932     Dierama pulcherrimum; CP
> 933     Erythronium revolutum; JJ
> 934     Eucomis zambesiaca; FT
> 935     Freesia laxa subsp. azurea, less hardy than F. l. subsp. laxa; MR
> 936     Freesia laxa; CP
> 937     Fritillaria affinis; RW
> 938     Gelasine coerulea, OP; NN
> 939     Gelasine elongata; AP
> 940     Gladiolius carneus, pink; AP
> 941     Gladiolus carinatus; AP
> 942     Gladiolus equitans; AP
> 943     Gladiolus pritzellii; NN
> 944     Gladiolus splendens; AP
> 945     Gladiolus venustus; AP
> 946     Gladiolus watermeyerii; AP
> 947     Habranthus robustus; RdV
> 948     Habranthus tubispathus; NN
> 949     Herbertia lahue; NN
> 950     Herbertia pulchella; NN
> 951     Hippeastrum 'Exotica', selfed; SV
> 952     Iris cycloglossa; AP
> 953     Ixia 'Giant'; DF
> 954     Kniphofia citrina; CP
> 955     Lilium chalcedonicum; AP
> 956     Mirabilis longiflora; JG
> 957     Moraea bellendenii; RW
> 958     Moraea britteniae; AP
> 959     Moraea ciliata, tall blue; RW
> 960     Moraea ciliata, white; RW
> 961     Moraea gigandra; DF
> 962     Moraea marlothii; AP
> 963     Moraea polyanthus; RW
> 964     Moraea pritzeliana; AP
> 965     Moraea tulbaghensis; RW
> 966     Moraea vegeta; RW
> 967     Moraea vespertina; RW
> 968     Narcissus broussonetii; AP
> 969     Narcissus rupicola; JM
> 970     Nectaroscordum tripedale; AP
> 971     Oziroe biflora; JM
> 972     Paeonia lactiflora, single pink, white, red; RdV
> 973     Romulea eximia; AP
> 974     Romulea monadelpha; AP
> 975     Romulea requienii; AP
> 976     Sprekelia formosissima; NN
> 977     Thalictrum tuberosum; JM
> 978     Triteleia hyacinthina; JB
> 979     Triteleia ixioides; JB
> 980     Triteleia laxa; JB
> 981     Tritileia clementina, OP; NN
> 982     Veltheimia bracteata; DF
> 983     Wachendorfia thyrsiflora; CP
> 984     Zephyranthes drummondii, white; BH
> 985     Zephyranthes flavissima, OP; NN
> 986     Zephyranthes katheriniae, red; RdV
> 987     Zephyranthes 'Krakatoa'; NN
> 988     Zephyranthes magnoi, ex Telos; RdV
> 989     Zephyranthes minima; RdV
> 990     Zephyranthes pulchella, dk yellow; RdV
> 991     Zephyranthes smallii, pale yellow; RdV
> 992     Zephyrathes primulina, ex Makela; RdV
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> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:07:05 -0700
> From: Leo Martin <stnalpsoel@gmail.com>
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> Sylvia asked
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>> Does anyone know of a list by genera, at least, of viability times for
> stored seed?
>
> I bought 100 seeds of Adansonia gregorii in the late 1990s. This is now
> renamed to something else I can't recall. It is the one baobab native to
> Australia, and grows in arid regions. I planted a fair amount of it when it
> had just arrived, gave some to friends, and forgot the remainder in a
> drawer. I discovered and planted what was left into a 5-gallon pot 6 years
> ago. They are still sprouting. One came up just a few weeks ago.
>
> Leo Martin
> Zone 9?
> Phoenix Arizona USA
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:49:56 -0800
> From: Mike Rummerfield <mikerumm@gmail.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [pbs] ebb and flow
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> As hope ebbs this is one of the places I get my flow.  As of today:
>
> Narcissus minor 'Cedric Morris' (bulbs bought from Rick Lupp many years
> ago) has opened its blossoms in the unheated hoop house;
> N. romieuxii 'Julia Jane'  has budded and and first bloom opened today
> (this has always been a shy bloomer for me);
> Nothoscordum sellowianum opened its first sunny blossom two days before
> Thanksgiving, many more to come;
> Oxalis glabra is unfurling its bright blossoms on occasion of the few hours
> (literally) of sun we've had, and as quickly furls them up again, very
> intricately, with cloud cover, also in hoop house.
>
> Polyxena (Lachenalia) ensifolia and P. longituba are both long passed their
> bloom stage, but enjoying the ensifolia foliage and watching the longituba
> foliage elongate.
>
> Galanthus reginae-olgae is in full bloom in both sun and shade.
>
> All of the above are in pots, except the Galanthus.  They get no water
> what-so -ever while dormant, although the Nothoscordum does seem to do
> better with some minimal summer moisture.
>
> We are over a month past our historical first frost date in my location in
> western Washington.  I have to admit I find it worrisome.  It has, however,
> allowed the Clivia to remain outdoors, under cover, for later than usual,
> for more winter chill.
>
> Peace to all,
> Mike
> Washington State
> USA
>
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> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:54:34 -0500
> From: Jean Moore <jean-moore@atlanticbb.net>
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
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>> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2016 00:23:40 +1030 From: Ceridwen Lloyd > <ceridwen@internode.on.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society >
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> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=utf-8 > > Hi, Please re-send,
> thanks (I only got part of it) Thanks > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 26
> Nov. 2016, at 3:56 am, <ds429@frontier.com> >> <ds429@frontier.com>
> wrote: >> >> Dear PBS members, >> >> The seeds listed below have been
> donated by our members and >> friends to be shared. >> >> If you are
> interested in obtaining some of these seeds, **please >> email me
> PRIVATELY at:** mailto:ds429@frontier.com >> >> Please put "SX 7" in the
> subject line. >> >> YOU MAY REQUEST ONLY ONE PACKET OF ANY ITEM. SPECIFY
> THE ITEM >> NUMBER, AND LIST THOSE NUMBERS IN NUMERICAL ORDER. >> >>
> Depending on my time, I may or may not reply to your order. >> >> Please
> also include your shipping address (even if you've provided >> it
> previously). When you receive your seeds, you will find, >> enclosed, a
> statement of what you owe the PBS treasurer ($2.00 US >> per packet of
> #?s 894 ? 992), ($1.00 US per packet of earlier #?s) >>  (+ shipping and
> handling). >> >> Many of you are signed up to the PBS email discussion
> list, which >> is free, but are not members of the Pacific Bulb Society
> which has >> a yearly membership charge. ONLY PBS MEMBERS MAY
> PARTICIPATE IN >> THIS SX. If you are not a member, please consider
> joining so that >> you can participate in future offers such as this
> one. Go to: >> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/ for membership
> information. >> >> Thank you to all of our generous donors! >> >> 813
> Albuca aff. flaccida (a volunteer); MSW 814    Allium >> cernuum; NN
> 816    Bellevalia dubia ex Greece; NM 820    Camassia >> quamash; NN
> 821    Colchicum sp. mixed, OP; AT 824    Crocus >> goulimyi, ex Greece;
> NM 826    Crocus tommasinianus 'Pictus'; RdV >> 828    Dahlia 'Bishop's
> Children'; DK 831    Freesia laxa; ME 847 >> Iris lutescens, ex S.
> France; NM 848    Iris pumila, ex Georgia; NM >> 850    Massonia
> "echinata", ex NARGS OP; RdV 851    Massonia >> "pustulata" ex BX 337
> OP; RdV 852    Massonia hyb. aff. pustulata, >> ex NARGS; RdV 853
> Muscari aucheri; NM 855    Muscari >> pseudomuscari ex Iran
> (Pseudomuscari chalusicum); NM 858 >> Nothoscordum gracile var.
> macrostemon; RdV 859    Nothoscordum sp. >> ex Harry Hay; NM 860
> Ornithogalum albomarginatum; MSW 864 >> Polyxena corymbosa (Lachenalia);
> LJ 867    Scilla hyacinthoides; LJ >> 869    Scilla melaina ex Turkey;
> NM 872    Scilla siberica 'Alba'; >> RdV 877    Sinningia cardinalis, ex
> BX; RdV >> >> >> >> 894    Acis ionica; AP 895    Albuca sp., yellow; RW
> 896    Allium >> myrianthum, ex Ruksans, tall, 4" drumstick, July;  RdV
> 897 Allium >> sp., ex Chiapas; NN 898    Androcymbium r > > > >
> ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016
> 17:20:13 +0000 From: David Pilling > <david@davidpilling.com> To:
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> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:57:45 -0800
> From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] ebb and flow
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> On 11/27/2016 6:49 PM, Mike Rummerfield wrote:
>> We are over a month past our historical first frost date in my location in
>> western Washington.  I have to admit I find it worrisome.  It has, however,
>> allowed the Clivia to remain outdoors, under cover, for later than usual,
>> for more winter chill.
>>
> The same is true in western Oregon. Some shrubs that usually flower in
> late winter are in bloom now (Camellia japonica, Jasminum nudiflorum).
>
> The fall-blooming Galanthus in the garden here finished a month ago. I
> think the only bulbs in flower in the open garden are Narcissus
> cantabricus and Crocus tournefortii, and a few Cyclamen. All the other
> fall crocuses in the bulb house are finished, but there are a couple of
> colchicums open and the interesting Androcymbium europaeum. In the seed
> shed, more Narcissus species have re-emerged in their second year, which
> seems early. Despite the lack of frost I moved tender species in pots
> into the garage under lights, and Cyclamen cyprium is flowering nicely
> there.
>
> Jane McGary
> Portland, Oregon, USA
>
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> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:18:12 +0100
> From: Garak <garak@code-garak.de>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] ebb and flow
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> For middle Europe, it's the other way round: after three (?) very mild
> Winters, we seem to be back to a normal one - which now feels
> unreasonable cruel  with -6?C in nights end of November, i fear the
> worst (that would be -20?C around here) for January or February.
>
> Right now I've got the zone 8 candidates in pots in the unheated but
> rather bright garage. Moraea polystachya is struggling to open her
> flowers - she seems to need more light, so I try to put her out in the
> sun for a few hours whenever I can - which is limited to the weekends
> and the last few days, while I'm recovering from tonsillitis. My
> Kniphofia sarmentosa is about to produce her first inflorescence, less
> than 2 years from seed - I really hope the garage offers enough
> protection. She already had some -2?C frosts a few nights ago still on
> the outside, so think everything will be fine...
>
> Bomarea edulis, on the other hand, still flowers in the garage - I
> expected it to die down for lightless winter storage weeks ago when I
> stopped watering, but she insists on being beautiful....
>
> Martin,
> southern Germany
>
> Am 30.11.2016 um 02:57 schrieb Jane McGary:
>> On 11/27/2016 6:49 PM, Mike Rummerfield wrote:
>>> We are over a month past our historical first frost date in my
>>> location in
>>> western Washington.  I have to admit I find it worrisome.  It has,
>>> however,
>>> allowed the Clivia to remain outdoors, under cover, for later than
>>> usual,
>>> for more winter chill.
>>>
>> The same is true in western Oregon. Some shrubs that usually flower in
>> late winter are in bloom now (Camellia japonica, Jasminum nudiflorum).
>>
>> The fall-blooming Galanthus in the garden here finished a month ago. I
>> think the only bulbs in flower in the open garden are Narcissus
>> cantabricus and Crocus tournefortii, and a few Cyclamen. All the other
>> fall crocuses in the bulb house are finished, but there are a couple
>> of colchicums open and the interesting Androcymbium europaeum. In the
>> seed shed, more Narcissus species have re-emerged in their second
>> year, which seems early. Despite the lack of frost I moved tender
>> species in pots into the garage under lights, and Cyclamen cyprium is
>> flowering nicely there.
>>
>> Jane McGary
>> Portland, Oregon, USA
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