Re: Found? Irises

Walta,

<< In MS the road graders have distributed February Gold far from the
 original farmstead, and there are carpets of these daffs for miles and
 miles.  Really beautiful in bloom.  There is a white bulb some call
 Bethlehem Star that has almost equal distribution as FG, but BS blooms
 later and then we have a second show along the highways.  The old orange
 double daylilies have been spread around like this too. >>

Thanks. That makes sense. I wondered how the the daffs had spread so. Too
many for creatures to have done it. The bulb called bethlehem star,
hereabouts called Star of Bethlehem--Ornithigallum if I recall correctly--is
a terrible invasive pest. My mother planted six bulbs twenty years ago and
the entire neighborhood has been infested with it. It increases rabidly and
travels by seed--birds, I guess--as well. I am informed by Brent Heath of The
Daffodil Mart--a superb source of bulbs--that there is a non-invasive form,
but I would be very reluctant to introduce it anywhere.

Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA
Hery Hall  henryanner@aol.com
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