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Ornithogalum dubium


Those delightfully cheerful "Ornithogalum dubium" are out in "full force" 
at several nurseries in the S.F. Bay Area. If you have a resale license and
"access" to the Nurserymen's Exchange, they come in 3" pots, 12 to a box/flat
at $2.35 cents. On the other hand, you can get them for $6 at the little 
nursery/florist across from Roberts of Woodside for $6/pot -- same 3"pot.
They are available at Ladera Garden Center for $4.95. I think I saw one for a 
dollar less a week ago but I don't remember where, so if you are wanting a 
large display for a basket for flower pot I'd recommend phoneing around.

Last August, Roger Sieloff wrote in to the Medit-plant list and commented that
"most are hardy in zones 8 to 10... as per his source, which wasn't mentioned
Tristan in the UK says that they are hardy in the UK zone 8 to 9, but I'm 
not sure how that corresponds to California's zone system, frankly, as Sunset
doesn't show any other zone-system maps.  Any enlightenment out there would be
appreciated.

Speaking of the Nurserymen's Exchange, I've noticed the past 2 or 3 years
that the picture on the front of their "Bletilla" orchid bulbs is really a 
Pleione.  I phoned them about it the first time I noticed it, but they haven't
changed the packaging. If there is anyone out there who has a source for 
Pleione bulbs, I'm looking for several dozen.

Many thanks!

lyn dearborn


"The world is coming to an end. Log off & crawl home to your family now."

There are two kinds of solar-heat systems: "passive" systems collect the
sunlight that hits your home, & "active systems collect the sunlight
that hits your neighbors' homes, too. -- Dave Barry

"GARDENING:  The art of killing weeds and bugs to grow flowers 
and crops for animals and birds to eat."

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"We did not weave the web of life.  We |        Lyn Dearborn 
are merely a strand in it.  Whatever   |  Master Gardener/Naturalist
we do to the web, we do to ourselves"  | Native Basketry Instruction
  --"Walk gently on Mother Earth" --   | dearborn@anchor.engr.sgi.com
           Aaniin Anishinaabeg -- Mikinaak niin nindoodem
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