tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post8557487642232314428..comments2024-03-18T19:29:32.831-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: Joining the minor leagues!Panayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-11730936413230623112013-04-05T04:09:43.412-07:002013-04-05T04:09:43.412-07:00I am not 100% sure of the ID of my Ornithogalum, J...I am not 100% sure of the ID of my Ornithogalum, James: I received two species ten or more years ago from Brent and Becky's (they no longer offer either of them), and one of the two has prospered and that's the one I photographed. I have their old catalogues and should go look up and see (I do remember one was balansae--and Russell Stafford thought that's what this one was). It does look absurdly like Leucocrinum--which is still abundant around Denver and even quite high up in the foothills on warm exposures. I love that plant--it used to grow in vacant lots not too far from where I grew up, and I would pick the flowers as a little boy and smell them and admire it. Those vacant lots are now all mega-McMansions. I have tried transplanting it--HUGE roots--not very successfully--but my friend Jim Borland has some happy plants in his xeriscape (makes me jealous!). I suspect it will be VERY slow from seed.<br />Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-28801808445266131452013-04-04T18:35:48.939-07:002013-04-04T18:35:48.939-07:00Panayoti, Are you sure of the identification of th...Panayoti, Are you sure of the identification of the Ornithogalum balansae? Photos on the internet show leaves that look different. Although I know it is not Leucocrinum montanum, your photo reminds me of your native sand lily. Do you have Leucocrinum in your garden? I might try growing sand lily from seed next year.<br /><br />James Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-87327577873125975822013-04-03T12:55:31.077-07:002013-04-03T12:55:31.077-07:00You are welcome to come to Colorado any old day, M...You are welcome to come to Colorado any old day, Mr. McDonough, and iron my Bulbocodiums! I better get my order into Janis before you buy everything Susan!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-4563170081980010512013-04-03T10:38:07.367-07:002013-04-03T10:38:07.367-07:00Every time I see Bulbocodium vernum in flower, I h...Every time I see Bulbocodium vernum in flower, I have this temptation to iron out the wrinkles in the petals. Narcissus hedraeanthus and Ornithogalum balansae are delightful.<br /><br />Mark McDonoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-6158014098923839942013-04-03T07:57:21.462-07:002013-04-03T07:57:21.462-07:00Your post on 'Katherine Hodgkin' on the DB...Your post on 'Katherine Hodgkin' on the DBG blog has motivated me. I think I'm going to order some rare reticulatas from Janis Ruskans this year. And, if I'm bothering to send a check that far, I might as well order some other goodies too...Susan ITPHhttp://inkandpenstemon.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com