Scilla natalensis
Mary Sue Ittner (Thu, 26 Dec 2002 07:59:38 PST)

Bill posted a reply to our questions on Bulb images so I am sending it to
our list for those who may not be subscribed. He has posted images as he
promised. I saw one of these planted at the gardens at the University of
California Berkeley garden and it was huge. I've been wondering if it would
be too wet in winter for me to plant it out and you make that sound like
that would be true and now I wonder if it won't be warm enough in summer. I
can't usually get Eucomis to bloom although it grows well enough. The only
ones I planted out disappeared over time so I have kept them in containers.
How do you get a bulb to bake during a winter dormancy? I guess I probably
should try to divide mine and plant one out as it also sounds like it is
too big for a container as Cathy suspected. There is a lot of competition
for my sunniest, warmest spot and unfortunately it is not an area I water a
lot in summer either so I may not be able to give this what it needs.
Perhaps it is lucky only one survived. Bill, with all those extras you have
perhaps you could develop a new business after John Bryan has listed all
the uses of this bulb. But you'd have to keep them away from the sheep.

Mary Sue