Overplanting Eucomis

Peter Taggart petersirises@gmail.com
Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:49:07 PDT
Scilla peruviana, automnalis,
Sternbergias,
Narcissus typifolia, brunsonettii, papyraceus
Peter (UK)

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Peter Taggart <petersirises@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
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