Hi Judy: I grow some of the Mexican Tigridias, Tigridia multiflora, T. chrysantha, T. dugesii and T. durangense. These are all small plants, but some have large flowers. They look wonderful massed in a small pot. I grow them outside in this cool coastal climate, and they do very well, although I generally try to protect them from winter rain when they are dormant. Diana Telos Rare Bulbs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Glattstein" <jglatt@ptd.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:04 AM Subject: [pbs] Tigridia? > When I was in Holland in August of 2002 there was a field of tigridia at the > end of the road that Hotel de Nachtegaal was on. Flowering beautifully. They > were all chopped down and harvested not even a week after I arrived. There > was a nice display of them at the Floriade also. > > Has anyone grown them? Not that I'm planning on growing them here in New > Jersey. But I'm writing them up for my book, and just realized that none of > the California, Texas, New Mexico "bulbs I am growing/ have grown" messages > make any mention of this extravagant, showy, Mexican flower. And I would > have thought it would be suitable. > > There was a field of soft yellow homeria, and another of peachy orange ones > within walking distance of the hotel too. > > Judy in New Jersey, where today is a break in the rain before the hurricane > and its weather arrives. I'll take advantage and plant more bulbs. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php