All the Drimia maritima that I've seen in Northern California usually flower no earlier than July with plants in cooler locations closer to the coast flowering as late as late September. The description of "bulbinella" type flowers inflorescences in June suggests the much earlier flowering Eremurus, although these don't fit the "grapefuit-sized" bulb description. Nathan At 03:09 PM 6/9/2018, you wrote: >I clicked a photo of an absolutely stunning cluster of six-foot tall >blooming beauties this morning at the corner NE 28th and Siskiyou in >Portland. The homeowner happened to be outside, and was happy to >tell me about how he purchased one grapefruit-sized bulb several >years ago and planted it, and how it's been multiplying ever since. >He said he couldn't remember what it was called. I was thinking >bulbinella, but that genus is rhizomatous and probably can't survive >in this climate anyway. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…