Denise asked >Asphodelus albus looks interesting, how exactly is it messy? I find >that almost all of the bulbs I have in the ground look messy when >their leaves are drying out before they go back to being dormant. > It's not just the copious foliage drying out that looks unsightly, but also the flowers open in sequence on the tall stem, so you have a scruffy part toward the end of the flowering. Jane