Re: Tulbaghia [society island garlic]

wish i could help, kitty, but i can't. i'm still trying to figure this puppy out myself. i had mine under nightly irrigation and finally decided that was not doing it. your message confirms that. i moved mine, which are containerized [big name for in pots] into a no-irrigation area and they have responded.

at least for now

At 06:17 PM 1/31/03 -0500, you wrote:
Tulbaghia fragrans, aka Society Garlic.I've had these bulbs a couple of
years and have planted them outside in summer to soak up lots of sunshine
and nutrients.  Unfortunately, no flowers those years.  I pot them up and
put in garage over winter along with agapanthus (no flower either) and
amaryllis (hippeastrum).  Last night I cleaned off some of the ded leaves
from the various containers an, lo and behold, the Tulbaghia was
blooming.  Soil was dry as a bone; plant had just a couple of green lvs
left, but 3 long stems of nice sized flowerheads.  I quickly brought it
in and watered it.  The fragrance is wonderful.   So. What now?  I
thought these puppies were supposed to bloom sometime from May to
October.  Should I keep it in the warm house and start feeding or put it
back in the garage when it's done blooming? Kitty

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