Friday, December 16, 2011

Plant purchase: Urginea maritima

I broke down and spent some moola yesterday.  Roger's Gardens really does keep things interesting.  It's not everyday that I spend $17 on a single bulb but I was inspired.  Mind you, the bulb probably weighs about 5 pounds, really a whopper.

Urginea maritima is native to the Mediterranean, so it should do well for me. I hope I will see bloom the first year since it's such a large bulb.  I'll be ready for it when it shoots up with a huge spike of white flowers.

Here's my new baby


3 comments:

  1. Quite a handful! Dustin, the Rancho dwellers wish you the happiest of holidays, we hope to see you soon (once we both recover from our respective infirmities) ... Reuben

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  2. I've been thinking of getting some of these. They might be the closest thing I can get to growing Eremurus in California. Hope yours does well.

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  3. I really like this bulb. The foliage is very attractive, not just the flower. After a few years it splits and becomes two bulbs. I think I paid $10 5 years ago. I got seeds last summer for the first time and scattered them about, but no seedlings as yet.

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