n 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. > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> pbs mailing list > >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >>> https://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 > >> https://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 > > https://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 > https://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 https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…