[pbs] Spring Bulb Misc & hello
Nancy Ellis
ellis at onlinenw.com
Mon Apr 28 15:20:20 EDT 2008
Hello all-
I'm new to this list and have not yet explored the archives
thoroughly so if I'm asking for info already posted, please forgive
my impatience to learn...
I do not grow many Iris other than Siberians and Reticulatas and I.
unguicularis (spelling ?) - oh, and some Tall Bearded that came w/
our property- and thus I've no experience w/ Aril and Onco Iris but
have thought perhaps I'd one day try them.
Now that I've read Rick's post (below) I've decided not to risk the
'wet dishrag' - sigh-
is there a sort that would do well w/out special care in my
climate? Which is wet winter/ dry summer, Zone 8, sun/shade.
And to introduce myself a bit: East Coast transplant here for 17
years with a main passion for Narcissus species and hybrids and a
love for bulbs in general. No professional horticultural or botanical
training although my love of plants did take me into part-time work
in a specialty nursery where the emphasis is on perennials/shrubs/
vines. 99% of our plants are propagated by ourselves and after 5
years I've absorbed quite a bit of hands-on experience of the nursery
business. The bulbs we sell are not unusual. One owner grows special
things for his own enjoyment and of course I egg him on...mainly by
sowing all the seeds from all the bulbs. My own garden has suffered
sadly in the past year from neglect caused by a long bout of
tendinitis. I find container growing easier but will not give up on
planting Narcissus in the ground. I began making hybrid Narcissus
crosses about 5 yrs ago. I love all the species and have planted J&J
seeds several times. I wonder why it is that species bulbs are not
made more available to the gardening public- perhaps one of you has
the answer! (I do not mean wild collected; I mean garden/nursery grown)
End of my short bio--
Nancy Ellis
---summer watering is just not on my chore list but if the plant
demands it, I'll consider it....
Willamette Valley
Dayton, Oregon
On 28 Apr 08, at 9:21 AM, Clayton3120 wrote:
LOL,
Like you said, location, location, location.
Arums in my garden(Seattle) have become a weed, even the selected
forms
people pay big $$$$ for. They apparently like our wet climate with dry
summers.
As for Aril and Onco Iris, they look like a wet dishrag going thru
winter,
and barely survive. It just gets too wet here.
My greenhouse and tunnels are overflowing with other goodies to be
coddling these spring flash-in- the pan beauties, so will admire the
photos
you all send in.
Happy Spring.
Rick
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