Sternbergia greuteriana
Jane McGary (Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:21:36 PDT)

After posting the photo of Sternbergia greuteriana, I realized that there
is very little information on it available in standard sources, so here is
some more:
Sternbergia greuteriana Kamari et Artelari (sp. nov. 1990). Native to
Karpathos, S. Greece. Narrow bright green leaves (not glaucous as in other
small species), slightly emergent at flowering time as in S. sicula.
Antoine Hoog writes, "This is the only stoloniferous species in the genus,
producing pea-sized offsets at shallow depth, in nature probably very
useful for the spread of the species, as these offsets will roll and get
washed in all directions; hardiness has been ascertained down to -12
degrees C."

This definitely is a good increaser. I have grown it from purchased bulbs
(MK.0187) and from seed, so I have several clones. I dry it off in the summer.

Although relatively recent to cultivation, S. greuteriana holds a lot of
promise!

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon