Dear Mary Sue:
It is great to have this information on Dichelostemmas
as we had previously on Triteleias. These corms are seldom grown although
they may prove among the easiest and undemanding of all bulbs. They are
reasonably to very hardy, almost free of pests and flower at a time of the
year when most of the spring blooms are over. I have grown here all the
species and they are among the easiest bulbous plants. As you know we have
year roudn rains and they survive them year after year although in the wild
their summers are very dry. They are in raised beds in very porous drained
mix so there is never any stagnant water. Most of them offset well (although
none is weedy). Here they retain their leaves long after flowering, due to
the abundance of water in a humid climate. I have seen these and other bulbs
in California and they are lovely in the thousands in the wild. Perhaps the
best source would be one of wild collected seed. This will cause no harm to
the wild populations that in most of the species are huge.
Regards
Alberto
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