Ornithogalum
James Waddick (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:52:52 PDT)

Dear All';
Seeing Jim McK's O. magnum reminds me of one here.

I suppose the universally weedy O. umbellatum has turned off
many gardeners to any other Ornithogalum, too bad.

A few years ago I bought a half dozen O. ponticum from Janis
Ruksans. All but one bulb died, but that single bulb has grown and
formed into a nice clump blooming now and very similar to Jim's O.
magnus.

I rarely see any mention of O. ponticum and what little I
read suggests it is much too tender for Kansas City. Any one else
have experience with this species? Not quite as large as O. magnus,
but very worthy as a garden addition.

Thanks Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Ph. 816-746-1949
Zone 5 Record low -23F
Summer 100F +