Bulbs of western American Fritillaria again
Jane McGary (Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:21:22 PDT)
Roger wrote,
Molly Grothaus ... had a large bed made of flue tiles on end, one species
in each tile. As she described it, one end of the array of tiles was
shadier in summer than the other end because of proximity to a small
tree. Her practice when she lifted and replanted her frits was to move them
to a tile a little closer to the shady end if they looked a bit
withered.
In addition, Molly placed roof shingles (composite type) over individual
flues to protect dormant bulbs from excess moisture, in whatever season
this was necessary.
Molly was the person who woke me to the idea that one could grow bulbs from
seed. I still have several plants that she gave me as seeds or bulblets in
the mid-1980s. She was one of the finest gardeners in the Pacific Northwest
(which is saying something), and very generous with both plants and knowledge.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA