Ornithogalum fimbriatum
Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs (Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:59:25 PDT)
I can't speak to the matter of O. lanceolatum in the open garden,
having been without it for several years, but O. fimbriatum (which --
like Jane -- find very pleasing, although we have difficulty selling
any) does very well for me in my nursery flats. Said flats are
finally visible again after about 3 months beneath the snow
pack. Also visible are numerous shoots, nosing their way through the
pine needle mulch that blankets the flats. Colchicum szovistii is
sending up some flower buds, and I'm quite sure I saw some corydalis
buds too -- some of the Central Asian species have a penchant for
jumping the gun in our climate.
Russell, in central Massachusetts, where spring is finally beginning
to look like a possibility
At 01:56 PM 3/10/2008, Jane McGary wrote:
I actually prefer the Ornithogalum species that flower right on the ground,
stemless or nearly so. O. fimbriatum and O. lanceolatum are particularly
pleasing, but they increase so slowly that I haven't tried them in the open
garden yet.
Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
PO Box 382
South Lancaster, MA 01561
508-335-8106