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poppysue
Westbrook, ME
(Zone 5a)
 June 22, 2003
10:15 PM Post #563126
| Sicilian Honey Lily
Nectaroscordum siculum
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1832/
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SoCal
Huntington Beach, CA
(Zone 10a)
June 23, 2003
12:43 PM Post #563628
| Sue,
This is a really unique plant and the first time I've seen it. I looked up some info on it last night and read that it can grow from seeds or separation. Can you tell me how long it would take to grow from seed? If it's years, I would be better off getting the plant as I want it for next years blooming time.
Thanks, Donna |
poppysue
Westbrook, ME
(Zone 5a)
June 23, 2003
02:25 PM Post #563682
| Donna, they're sold with fall bulbs. I'm not sure how long it would take for seeds to grow but I bet it would be a couple years before you got blooms. They're not easy to find because everyone sells them under a different name. Mine were labeled as Allium siculum (Can't remember where I got them). I found them at John Scheeper's under Allium bulgaricum http://www.johnscheepers.com/catview.cgi?_fn=Item&_recordnum... |
SoCal
Huntington Beach, CA
(Zone 10a)
June 23, 2003
03:39 PM Post #563730
| Sue, thank you so much for the info and the link. I will order these from them and since they have lots more pretty goodies, just might have to have a few others from them also. :-)
Donna |
grakay
Palm Coast, FL
(Zone 9a)
June 23, 2003
04:09 PM Post #563743
| Absolutely beautiful! Oh dear, another link with which to grow poor! LOL |
eloopj
Atlanta, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 23, 2003
06:29 PM Post #563855
| Wow how pretty! How big are the blooms? How many blooms per plant? |
poppysue
Westbrook, ME
(Zone 5a)
June 23, 2003
07:53 PM Post #563938
| The individual blooms are small... about half an inch wide. They dangle in clusters from the top of the stem. I think they're sorta strange looking :) I had to stake mine this year to get them to stand up straight. The foliage is at the base and they send up a slender stem about 2 feet tall. Here is a pic of the flower clusters. The above photo is looking up from under the bloom so you could see the inside of them. 
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eloopj
Atlanta, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 24, 2003
02:10 PM Post #564750
| Wow those are really cool looking Poppysue!!
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GreenthumbKelly
Overbrook, KS
August 12, 2004
06:42 PM Post #999614
| Breck's (www.Brecks.com) sells this plant under the name Mediterranean Bells. The photo they show of it doesn't look near as droopy as all the photos here. Did your blooms always droop, even right after a big drink of water? |
poppysue
Westbrook, ME
(Zone 5a)
August 12, 2004
08:43 PM Post #999769
| GtKelley, the blooms always droop like that. It has nothing to do with water... it's the way the flowers hang. Maybe the Brecks plants are a cultivar???... |
dennislim
Johor, Malaysia
Malaysia
(Zone 11)
February 15, 2005
02:53 AM Post #1289416
| This plant is absolutely beautiful!!! Anybody tried or knows if it can grow and flower in Zone 11 to 12? I live in tropical Malaysia and the average temperature is 24 to 32 degrees celsius all year round. Does this plant need to go through a period of cold tempratures in order to flower? |
