Judy, I have some tigridia growing in my garden here in the San Diego area. They came from Home Depot as I recall, rather than a high-end catalog or other specialty resource. They pop up every year, showing their rather gaudy colors and then, disappear. Well drained soil, full sun, water once a week or so. No special treatment. I am never quite sure whether they are exquisite or horrendous or a combination of both... perhaps that is the definition of gaudy. Let me know if I can help you beyond this description. Nan >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 -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Nan Sterman Plant Soup (TM) PO Box 231034 Encinitas, CA 92023 760.634.2902 (voice) Talkingpoints@PlantSoup.Com 760.634.2957 (fax) +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=