[jshields]

Jim Shields, here in cold, snowy central Indiana. At least you guys can grow Boophone. George Mann sent me a beauty of a big bulb of B. disticha, and I killed it in only 3 years. It tried to grow in summer, so I had to move it out of the greenhouse. The summer rains then got it. I guess they were too frequent, and the humidity between rains was too high. I'll give up on Boophone.

I'll leave it to the Greek grammarians to argue of Boophone, boophane. I have enough trouble with Latin. Greek is all greek to me.

I've been around in South Africa, but never to Namibia. I've still never seen Boophone in habitat. I'm usually there in their Spring and once in their Autumn. I saw very few bulbs in flower at ether time, but the Clivia were in bloom.

I have a couple Brunsvigia that grow in winter and are steadily increasing in size in my cool greenhouse. Ammocharis coranica (one large bulb, also from George) grows in summer and blooms on my deck.

I just can't do Boophone. Any suggestions?

Jim