Anthericum
Bill Richardson (Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:16:04 PDT)

Hi Dylan, Jim et al,
I've been growing both Anthericum liliago and A. beaticum for a few years
here in Gippsland Australia, giving them no special attention.
They grow well in pots here and I can't see much difference in the flowers,
except maybe size. We get some light frosts here which doesn't affect them,
they flower profusley and seed well. It seems to just have a rootstock, I
guess not a bulb and a lot smaller than a Dahlia?
They were easy to grow from seed and they produce lots of seed here so I
presume that they could become a little weedy if put in the garden and left
to seed?
Anyway, I quite like them, a lovely little flower which I think is quite
nice.
Would be interested in any other species available?
regards,
Bill Richardson,
Ixia King
Winter -2 to 15c. at present
West Gippsland,
Victoria,
Australia
ixia@dcsi.net.au
http://www.angelfire.com/ri/ixia/
"Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be confused
with Paradise" Henry Mitchell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan Hannon" <othonna@gmail.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Anthericum

Jim,
I grow a handful of Echeandia species, similar to and related to
Anthericum. The rootstock is comprised of a short "crown" (a very
short and slight stem, just a nub really, that connects shoots and
roots) that is equipped with a compact cluster of succulent,
sausage-like roots.

On 7/12/07, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote:

Dear all,
Seems a slow time in the garden especially after all the
lingering damage from this spring, but now just finishing is a plant
of Anthericum sp. As Mark MacD says on the wiki : It is an "excellent
yet underused ornamental species" in reference to A ramosum in the
Northeast US. > >
So I am curious are any of these species grown by PBS-ers?

Any one have experiences to share on this one?

Thanks. Jim W.