Tigridia--Topic of the Week
Paul Tyerman (Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:54:09 PDT)

At 10:38 23/09/03 +1000, you wrote:

Rob,

Well if you ever come and visit here don't tell MINE that. Mine increased
from 1 to about 4 the first year, and all returned last season but didn't
flower (it had flowered the previous year so I assumed it wanted a rest
<Grin>).

As to other species increasing.... all have done so except T. vanhouttei I
think. Definitely the hybrids multiply quite well and I have definitely
had offsets on T. dugesii and T. durangense and I think that multiflora and
chiapensis are looking ready to split after this growing season (they have
already divided in 2, but still have a fully linked basal plate so I can't
really say they have fully divided as yet. T. vanhouttei is still the
original bulb I bought.

Obviously they like multiplying for us over here in Aus eh Rob? I can't
say I mind at all <grin>. I too would like to hear about seed sources for
the other species that Alberto mentioned. Great intro Alberto!!

Cheers.

Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9
mailto:ptyerman@ozemail.com.au

Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus,
Cyrtanthus, Oxalis, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about
anything else that doesn't move!!!!!