Re: favorite Medit bulbs

Naked Ladies, Amaryllus belladonna, who can resist such a sexy name. I love the pink flowers, their smell, their persistence in old gardens, coming up in gardens otherwise abandoned, or as in my garden, coming up as a reminder of the garden that was, back in 1921 when our house was built. When I first walked up the long staircase from the street to the house, they were almost the only thing still growing, and I felt like the girl in "The Secret Garden": in this hidden abandoned place a garden had been and a garden would be again.

I don't even mind the dead leaves anymore.

Laura Cooper
Los Angeles (Glassell park to be exact)


On Jun 7, 2005, at 6:29 PM, Reid Family wrote:

I cast my vote for Tulbaghia violacea for its good manners in the garden, its resistance to insects, its evergreen leaf clumps, and its long, cheerful bloom time.  Not to mention it always makes me want to go indoors and have a glass of wine to go with the smell!
 
Karrie Reid
Folsom Foothill Gardener
Zone 9
----- Original Message -----
From: N Sterman
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:45 PM
Subject: favorite Medit bulbs

A very non-scientific survey for an article I am writing - what are 
your favorite Mediterranean climate bulbs and what makes them your 
favorites?
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