[pbs] Ornithogalum help.
Kelly Irvin
kellso at irvincentral.com
Thu Apr 24 07:02:54 EDT 2008
Jim:
My O. nutans is just now finishing. It's in a pot which was overwintered
on top of the ground but covered with mulch, sort of a high altitude
"plunge". I'd say all my blooms were about an inch, not two. Height's
about right.
Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
10850 Hodge Ln
Gravette, AR 72736
USA
479-787-9958
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b
http://www.irvincentral.com/
James Waddick wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> A few years ago I was given some bulbs by an elderly
> friend-now around 95 yo. I thought they might be Roman Hyacinths or
> similar, but after 2 years of settling they have begun to bloom and
> are clearly some Ornithogalum. I am too familiar with O. umbellatum
> to consider this as an ID and I grow O. ponticum which will bloom
> later.
> Although this is a late season, what other Ornithogalum would
> be blooming now - early to mid April. I think the spikes of white
> flowers (with pale green back-of-petals) will reach over 1 foot, but
> they are just starting to bloom now. Individual flowers may approach
> 1 1/2 to 2 in in diameter.
> I checked the wiki pix for comparison, but nothing seemed real close.
>
> And they are hardy in Zone 5.
>
> A pleasant surprise, but what is it?
>
> Many thanks. Jim W.
>
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