Gagea
Jane McGary (Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:41:34 PDT)
Fred wrote,
I have long been interested in this little species but have mot need
able to acquire it or it's seeds. Does anyone know where I can get
this little bulb? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kurt Vickery (listed under Sources on the PBS website) offers seed of
some species of Gagea, a close relative of Tulipa. The seeds
germinate readily but the seedlings need to be kept frost-free. Some
species are frost-hardy when mature. The only one I have grown in the
long term is G. fibrosa, which may appear on the Illahe Rare Bulbs
list sometimes.
Most Gagea species have yellow flowers and are hard to tell apart,
but a few have white flowers. All are small plants of turf and rocky slopes.
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA