Drimia [Urginea] maritima

At the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
 
Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir (Sept 10, 2006)
Head Scientist
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Giv'at-Ram, 91904
Jerusalem, Israel

Tel. +972-52-4472401, Fax. +972-3-5182842

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This is probably the largest Mediterranean bulb. In Israel it is penetrating the desert in sandy areas and rocky places. It is also cultivated as a waterwise ornamental.

Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir (March 24, 2006)
Head Scientist
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Giv'at-Ram, 91904
Jerusalem, Israel
 
Tel. +972-52-4472401, Fax. +972-3-5182842
 
Please visit our website www.botanic.co.il

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With kind Regards
Panos & Stavros (August 28, 2005)

Panos and Stavros Dimopoulos (Jan 17, 2005)

Ken Blackford

Ken Blackford

Ken Blackford

It seems they are blooming early this year, as last year they did not bloom until September.

Ken Blackford (July 8, 2004)
San Diego, CA

Roy M. Sachs

Now flowering for the first time in Davis, CA, an Urginea maritima obtained from Hoog and Dix in 1999. Inflorescence axis is greater than 1 m; bulb circumference is at least 25 cm. I'll dig and weigh the bulbs this fall.

The bulbs did not receive freezing temps at any time during culture, but nighttime lows in wintertime were near 0° C. Daytime temperatures were usually greater than 40° C (104° F) with nighttime temperatures about 12° to 17°C (56° to 63° F) from June through present. Plantings were irrigated daily.

Inflorescences cut so far do not seem to have long vase life.

Lauw de Jager has grown this in southern France, Cathy Craig reports success down San Diego way, and Randy Baldwin of San Marcos Growers (Santa Barbara) has had good results.

Roy Sachs (Aug 9, 2001)

Amikam Shoob