Hi Can anyone tell me whether Ipheion uniflorum is edible? Thanks Michelle Pierce 2012/1/22 Gastil <marygastil@yahoo.com> > Yes the rain was wonderful. Here we got 1.23 inches of rain last night, > according to a weather station on my block. It had not rained since > December 12th and I only had 1/4 of one rain barrel remaining. This morning > all the Narcissus were weighted down with heavy drops but soon dried in a > brisk wind all day. > > The first daffodil of 2012 opened this past week: > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Until this week there were only 1 or 2 Ipheion uniflorum open at a time > but now more are open, and the more-blue ones started: > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Lots of Narcissus tazetta still > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Leucojum are at their peak: > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Also lots of blue Freesia laxa, this one last week was odd, with 6 > blotches instead of the normal 3: > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > Are they really blue? More of a light lilac, compared to "blue tape" on > this ruler: > > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > > I have not figured out those F. laxa's seasonality. One pot of them went > dormant already (those corms are packed and ready to mail to Dell). Others > are just now sprouting. > > > The Nerine bowdenii are near peak in bloom: > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > about a month or two later than in past years, and fewer blooms. Perhaps > it was because our summer was so cool. > > The rain is welcome but also the clouds and wind because that means some > frost-free nights. My garden is not well set up for frost protection. So > much to learn! > > - Gastil > in Santa Barbara, supposedly Sunset zone 24 but down below 28 F some early > mornings. Maybe a USDA 9b or 10a. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >