White sea squills, a bulb to behold in your garden

Roger Boddaert

Special to the Village News

They are called the dog days of summer when most summer gardens are beginning to turn down a notch or two, but wait, how about a 4-6 foot glorious white flower stalk with hundreds of individual flowers per stalk that erupts out of sun-baked hot, dry soil at this time of year.

Oh yes, the white sea squill (urginea maritima) from the vast areas of the Mediterranean region can fit that bill. This huge bulbous plant in the Liliaceous family can be called the harbinger of autumn.

These bulbs are indigenous to Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, Greece, and Asia Mi...