I wish Drimia would grow here in Massachusetts, but it won't, so I grow
Actaea racemosa, bugbane, instead. It makes quite a similar garden
statement, 7 feet high, lots of long white feathery wands that last a
long time. It isn't a bulb, but it has large impressive roots, giving it
the name snakeroot. It has lots of other names, bugbane, cohosh, etc. I
suppose we could call it False Drimia. it grows happily here in zone 5
and even zone 4. Grows in shade, grows in sun, self-seeds, grows in good
soil and crummy soil. I never water it, fertilize it, or spray it. It is
meant to repel bedbugs, and perhaps it does, as we don't have any. Wish
it would repel politicians and robo-calls.

Drimia has certain advantages. It is a potent rat poison (cardiac
glycosides,) and if you hang it in your doorway, it repels evil spirits.
Unclear whether False Drimia would do the same thing.

Jane Sargent

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