[pbs] ref Bulbous Genus 'BRODIAEA' in Alliaceae
J.E. Shields
jshields at indy.net
Sat Apr 12 18:17:21 EDT 2008
Hi Iain and all,
I grow a couple species of Brodiaea outdoors in a raised bed rock garden
here in USDA zone 5, central Indiana. The weather is better here at the
moment than yours is, but I'll still defer going outdoors to hunt for the
appropriate markers until the wind and rain go away, if you don't mind. I
think they are B. californica and B. coronaria, but I need to check.
They seem to have been hardy year round outdoors, at least so far. They
grow in summer and disappear below ground in winter.
I've been growing B. pallida inside my cool greenhouse, since it wants to
grow in winter. If I put some of the pallida outdoors, they might very
well decide they wanted to grow in summer.
Best regards,
Jim
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