Rainlilies
Lee Poulsen (Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:43:58 PDT)

On Aug 28, 2006, at 8:12 PM, Dan Tyson wrote:

It is unbelievable what Fadjar has been able to accomplish with only a
small handful of species to begin with. It appears that only Tony Avent
of Plant Delights nursery has been able to introduce some of Fadjar's
cultivars here in the U.S. (Tony just introduced 5 more in his Fall
catalog--I've already placed my order.)

I have about 30 species and varieties here in So Cal. Almost all of
them do well or very well and some flower quite well. Mine are all in
pots, which several people such as Alberto Castillo, will tell you
isn't the best way to grow them unless you grow them in very large pots
(5 gal. or larger)--much larger that their size might indicate. So I'm
sure they would do even better if planted in the ground. The best place
here would be in regular garden beds where they would get summer
irrigation. A number of them stay green all winter, too. And several of
them re-seed like crazy showing up in many other pots.

Tony Avent and Yucca Do carry a large variety of them. I'd highly
recommend them.

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a