Re: [Re: sea front gardening: Bulbs]
- To: l*@artcenter.edu, ,
- Subject: Re: [Re: sea front gardening: Bulbs]
- From: Y* G*
- Date: 17 Oct 00 09:47:50 MET DST
Laura Cooper <lcooper@artcenter.edu> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> I've been looking for bulbs of Urgiunea maritima for a long time now. There
> is a great stand of them at the Arboretum down here (in Arcadia, inland
from
> Los Angeles). They are incredible and wondrous and thrive here--but no one
> seems to sell them! Sources anybody?
>
> Thanks,
> Laura
>
> --
> Laura Cooper
>
Lauw de Jaeger (Bulb'Argence) certainly has them and could post from the
South of France. I have just bought 3 in Brussels to plant in Greece. These
bulbs are as big as the biggest Amaryllis, so I suppose the postage from
anywhere would be quite substantial. I may pay excess baggage on this trip,
that's why 3 only.
>
>
> > From: Lauw de Jager <contact@bulbargence.com>
> > Organization: Bulb'Argence
> > Reply-To: contact@bulbargence.com
> > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:55:35 +0200
> > To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> > Subject: Re: sea front gardening: Bulbs
> >
> > Dearv List member,
> > Of course there many bulbs which grow right on the seaside such as:
> > Pancratium maritimum (ever green with delicious parfumed white flowers
> > in july) Urgiunea maritima (very large bulbs with Eremurus like tall
> > spikes in August september), Asphodelus aestivus which to be found
> > every where in the saqndubes in the Camargue. Apart from these sanddunes
> > dwellers there are many other bulbs which support the seasprays without
> > any problem such as
> > Tulbaghia violacea, Narcissus tazetta italicus, Leucojum aestivum
> >
> > Kind greetings
> >
> > Lauw de Jager
> > BULB'ARGENCE, 30300 Fourques, France
> > Région: Provence/Camargue; Climat: Zone 9a (Mediterranean)
> > Tel: 33 466 016 519 Fax: 33 466 011 245
> > Web: http://www.bulbargence.com/
> >
> > Votre vacance en Provence dans notre Gîte rural
> > Have a holiday 'en Provence' in our 'Gîte Rural'
> >
> >
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