Congratulations! And that is one hell of a customary name! I'm hoping that Gethylis will not be one of the bulbs that object to the conditions here. Robert On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 11:24 AM Kipp McMichael via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Greetings, > > Earlier this summer I was watering on the side of the house and suddenly > was greeted with a delightful perfume. Late summer is not a floriforous > time in my garden except for the South African "naked" bloomers like > Amaryllis or. in this case, Gethyllis. > > This fascinating taxon is more distinctive for its foliage than its > flowers - but these simple white or lightly pink chalices have an amazing > scent that carrries across the yard. > > I dutifully pollinated the blooms and this week, following an early fall > rain, the bulbs have pushed up their fruits! Gethyllis make a large fruit > filled with seeds. The fruit is scented and sweet and used to make a > special liquor in South Africa. > > I can also attest the taste is delicious! A fruity essence like a > tropical "green apple" flavor. I carefully squeezed the fruit into my mouth > and lightly massaged the pulp away from the small, recalcitrant seeds. > Delightful! > > This is the first time I have been able to eat the fruit of my bulbs. I > I'll post some images to the forum once my account is approved... > > -|<ipp > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…