In my other garden, the south Mexican one, Mirabilis jalapa is a flowery weed that just pops up and fights to the death with Ruellia brittoniana. A machete is the standard gardening tool. We have to keep these plants under control, whacking at everything frequently, so that there will be room for Megaspekasma erythrochlamys, my absolute favorite but probably not a geophyte, the heliconias, and theZephyranthes. Palm trees and bananas erupt. Cannas are perennials. The trick is keeping it all under control so that the boas and tarantulas and jaguars won't live in it. Here in the Massachusetts garden, in contrast, it is more of an intensive care unit. We pray that the plants will grow and survive. We fertilize them. We fuss. Jane _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…