Thanks for the explanation Jane! > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:46:52 -0700 > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > From: janemcgary@earthlink.net > Subject: Re: [pbs] The Ides of May > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/