----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bryan" <johnbryan@worldnet.att.net> To: "Sally bourrie" <sbourrie@earthlink.net>; "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Cc: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pacificbulbsociety@lists.mcn.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Muscari and Gladioli > Dear Sally: > I would suggest you read Goldblat & Manning's book on Gladiolus, well > illustrated and very sound dealing with the species. The point to watch > is they be available in the USA. Regarding Muscari, they are not > difficult to control and if invasive plant them so they are contained by > one type of barrier or another. Cheers, John E. Bryan > > Sally bourrie wrote: > > > > Hello -- > > > > I'm a new member and bulb neophyte (but "bulbophile" nonetheless) who's > > really been enjoying following all the discussions of this group. As a > > freelance writer, I'm doing some stories on bulbs and I was wondering if you > > might give me some guidance. > > > > I'm writing two stories for The Oregonian based in Portland, Oregon, and I'm > > wondering if anyone has any suggestions re: non-invasive muscari. I've read > > Jane McGary's comments and she's sure right, muscari are basically thugs > > here. I've been introduced to a variety of Muscari macrocarpum that I > > understand is not invasive. Are there others that would be happy in our wet > > winters and dry summers? > > > > Also, I'm doing a story on gladioli, the wilder ones -- species glads? What > > I'm interested in learning about are the glads that are more delicate than > > the hybrids most people are accustomed to. > > > > I very much appreciate your help. > > > > Sally Bourrie > > Portland, Oregon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php