Not to be picky, but google changed the spelling to Megaskepasma. Looks like a big Belleperone guttata. Nice! On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 8:18 AM, , via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > wrote: > Oh, I'd love seeds of that megaspekasma erythrochlamys, it's beautiful. I > am in zone 9 but we seem to be getting warmer. Ruellia will grow here as > well as zephyranthes, palm trees and bananas and cannas. I think cannas > grow everywhere. Enjoyed y our comments about the care of the two > different gardens. > Caraolyn > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jane Sargent <jane@deskhenge.com> > To: pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Sent: Sun, Jun 24, 2018 8:41 pm > Subject: [pbs] Mirabilis jalapa > > 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/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…