Salt tolerant bulbs

Mike Rummerfield via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:03:30 PDT
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On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM Jane McGary via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> Hello, Luis,
>
> The talk I mentioned is not online, sorry.
>
> There are several Alstroemeria species in Peru, so perhaps one of them
> would tolerate your region. If at some time you visit Chile and go to
> Valparaiso, there is a small town north of there called Pichidangui, and
> a beach below the coastal street there is covered with A. pelegrina (and
> many other good plants), growing in rocks where the waves reach. Another
> Chilean plant that grows very close to the ocean is Rhodophiala
> bagnoldii; it emerges and flowers only in wet years, as when El Ni~no
> occurs.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jane
>
> On 9/12/2025 5:34 PM, Luis C. via pbs wrote:
> > Thanks! Oh, Alstroemeria... we have a native one. But it seems to require
> > more humidity than I can provide for the time being. I will look into it.
> > The Chilean desert endemics also sound nice, though I'm not sure I've
> seen
> > anyone offering them there.
> >
> > Your talk sounds quite interesting. Is there a link for that? I'm
> curious.
> >
> > -A
> >
> > El mié, 10 sept 2025 a las 22:04, Jane McGary via pbs (<
> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>) escribió:
> >
> >> I saw Narcissus tazetta growing in a saltwater marsh on the shore of
> >> Crete, among big grass tufts. Also, in Chile there are Alstroemeria
> >> species that grow right down on beaches, in the salt spray, such as A.
> >> pelegrina and A. werdermannii. Zephyra compacta is a rare species that
> >> grows on beaches in Chile too. In the Mediterranean there are Muscari
> >> species found on beaches. I don't know how much saltwater gets to them,
> >> but several Rhodophiala species in Chile grow on stabilized ocean dunes.
> >> My talk "Bulbs in their habitats" includes a section on beaches and
> dunes.
> >>
> >> Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA
> >>
> >> On 9/10/2025 4:32 PM, piaba via pbs wrote:
> >>> i've seen Crinum growing on rocks on the beach, getting lapped up by
> the
> >> saltwater.
> >>> ======== tsuh yang
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM Luis C. via pbs <
> >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi!
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone have good recommendations for species that might grow in
> >> salty
> >>>> soil? For context, I live in an area of Northern Peru where the
> >> available
> >>>> running water is quite salty and temps rarely drop lower than 15 °C,
> >> even
> >>>> in winter. I have already considered Hymenocallis but having other
> >> genera
> >>>> might be nice.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance;
> >>>>
> >>>> -A.
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