Re: Tulbaghia [society island garlic]

Barb, David, 
I have a few of these.  One came dormant and I started it in late winter
inside and it had one bloom that spring b4 it was warm enough to plant
outside - no flowers since.  The others came in a pot, just beginning to
send up leaves - have never flowered in 2 yrs.  So  I have a few now...glad
I kept them.  Perhaps they did need to be a bit drier.

Kitty 


> [Original Message]
> From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 1/31/2003 9:29:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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