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Offline Timgod

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Stinky Bulbs
« on: November 14, 2006, 08:54:31 AM »
My UPS guy delivered some new bulbs yesterday. I ordered them 6 months ago after my wife came back from Germany visiting our oldest son. The driver's comment was that he thought he was delivering a skunk. I just ordered them. It's not my fault he drove them around warm and humid Houston in a metal box with wheels...LOL

It is a lily but the bulbs smell like an allium (onion). They say that the musky-scented bulbs repel rodents.

They look like upside down tulips with a green hair-do.

This pic is from Dutch Gardens site. Since I just got the bulbs yesterday it will obviously be next spring before I have some good pics of my own.
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Re: Stinky Bulbs
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2006, 09:04:12 AM »
I bought those one time and yes they do smell like skunk!  They are beautiful but only lasted one year for me.
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Re: Stinky Bulbs
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2006, 09:50:48 AM »
those are pretty.....these poor UPS and Fedex drivers...can you imagine the things they deliver on a daily bases  {:-P;; ...When my koi were delivered 2 years ago by fedex...the guy said " I have to see whats in that box....I have been driving it around all day hearing it slosh around" and of course it had a koi on the box... his curiosity had all it could take....so before he left I opened the box so he could see my koi....2-asagi, 2-showa, a budo goromo, a goromo, and a doitsu hariwake....I swear he was  8-)~ when he left with visions of a pond of his own in his head  ;D ;D
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Re: Stinky Bulbs
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2006, 09:57:35 AM »
I've had the same UPS guy for about 5 years. Every time he comes he looks around and goes..."That's new, that's new etc." He swears he is going to bring his family by for a picnic at the park..LOL.
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Re: Stinky Bulbs
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2006, 10:01:39 AM »
Those are cool looking flowers . . . wouldn't grow for me tho, so I'll wait for your pics!
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Re: Stinky Bulbs
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2006, 04:39:45 PM »
I've heard that they keep deer away too. Is it true? I sure hope so.
I planted my first ones this fall but unfortunately we've had way too much rain lately and I'm afraid that they have been ruined. I guess I'll have to wait until spring to find out :(.
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Re: Stinky Bulbs
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2006, 05:10:17 AM »
Those are pretty and unique.

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