I. danfordiae


>From Linda Mann  >> does anybody know if these guys have contractile roots like
some lily family
members do which pull the bulb down deeper over time?  <<

I don't know HOW they do it, but can attest that the bulbs do manage to bury
themselves deeper over time.   I planted mine 4-6" deep in very sandy soil.
When I dug them 3 years later, wanting to use that particular bed for some
special seedlings, I found most of the bulbs at 6-9".   

Sharon McAllister       
Southern New Mexico
73372. 1745 @compuserve.com






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