The Ides of May

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Mon, 16 May 2011 17:46:52 PDT
Denise asked

>Asphodelus albus looks interesting, how exactly is it messy? I find 
>that almost all of the bulbs I have in the ground look messy when 
>their leaves are drying out before they go back to being dormant.
>

It's not just the copious foliage drying out that looks unsightly, 
but also the  flowers open in sequence on the tall stem, so you have 
a scruffy part toward the end of the flowering.

Jane


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