Re: Tulbaghia [society island garlic]

Yeah, what she said!  I have several and they never fail to bloom.  In fact,
their scent is almost overwhelming on warm evenings.  They bloom for me in
fairly early spring if I recall correctly which means that they should be in
damp conditions but they don't require much moisture.  I don't know how hardy
they are is it necessary to pull them up each year for you?  Here we don't!

DF

Barbara Tandy wrote:

> Although I have not grown these myself, they are widely used here in hot,
> drought-tolerant gardens so that may provide a clue to what they like.
> --Barbara Tandy, California
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris" <chris@widom-assoc.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 5:19 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Tulbaghia [society island garlic]
>
> > I have two pots of Society Garlic which I have brought inside for the
> > second winter.  I don't think that they bloomed last summer.  They are
> > doing ok in a west window with light watering.  Maybe they need a dry
> > period to bloom, but I really don't know.  My plants are variegated, so
> > the leaves are nice to look at, but I'd like to have the bloom as well.
> >
> > Chris
> > Long Island, NY
> > Zone 7
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Island Jim
> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 6:32 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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