Attached a photo, taken on 2006-07-31, of P. maritimum growing in a very well drained soil in a pot in my garden. In Italy it is still abundant along the coasts of Southern Italy and in Liguria. The bulbs look very much…
P. maritimum
Author: Henry Shejbal, Italy
Henry J. Shejbal, near Rome Italy
Beach Grower
It is Pancratium maritimum. Best regards Henry (Rome)
Fotos from Spain 7
In Theo’s photo the flower next to the splendid Narcissus miniatus is Acis autumnalis. Henry (Rome)
anoxic bulb treatment
I apologize for reusing the subject in my previous mail, not checking on its meaning. Now I used my dictionary to do so and I was indeed very surprised ! Hopefully this does not reduce the acceptance of the…
Brain Fart
Hello to all, Many years ago we carried out tests of bulb survival in two to three weeks storage of Lilium bulbs under anoxic conditions. The bulbs did not survive this treatment well. Not much more was investigated but…
Species question
Dear All who answered privately and asked me to forward the answer when known (to the question shown below): Very interesting facts and estimations were sent to me by Mr. Michael Berrigan. However he told me today that he will probably…