Re: Urginea,
- To: n*@mindsovermatter.com, m*@awwwsome.com
- Subject: Re: Urginea,
- From: "* N* <t*@picknowl.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:34:27 +0000
- Comments: Authenticated sender is <tnottle@mail.picknowl.com.au>
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Dear Nan
the sea squill loves all the sun it can get; loves well drained
pebbly soil, not rich, and the bulb about half out of the ground.
make no fuss over it - not sure about how it goes in frost or snow -
lives on the seacoast around spain, sthn france, italy and greece.
grows in winter and loses leaves in summer, flowers in autumn. I find
it very hardy and it usually flowers every year. The winter foliage
is terrific - a rosette of slighly wavy long dark green leaves. It
would grow easily from seed but may take 4 - 5 years to flower. Looks
especially good planted in large drifts.
trevor n
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