Cane Begonias, Begonia fuchioides, boliviensis (if that is a good name?), B. sutherlandii and sinensis might be invasive due to bulbils and I am not sure when they would die down in your climate but they are pretty. On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Jerry Ripperda <jripperda@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Dee: > > Begoinia semperflorens-cultorum, fibrous begonias, are readily available, > inexpensive, and easy. > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Dee <dee@deeandbill.com> > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Sent: Sat, October 27, 2012 1:15:50 PM > Subject: [pbs] Overplanting Eucomis > > Hi Everybody, > I’m brand new to PBS, so I hope you’ll humor me a bit. I did try a > search, and > saw a reference to the begonia grandis, but I think it’s too early a > bloomer for > what I need. I have a number of Eucomis Comosa in the ground, and they’re > reliable bloomers, and hardly any trouble. However, right around this > time of > year, the foliage gets pretty ratty looking. As they’re in a prominent > spot in > my yard, I’d like some type of other bulb, or even just a perennial that I > could > over plant them with, and hide the dying foliage. I realize that it would > have > been better if I asked this question a few months ago, but I only just > joined. > So hindsight will have to be the best sight, and I’ll have a good jump on > next > year! > Thanks, > Dee Foster > Z-10b > Newport Beach, CA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >