Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Sea Onion damaged by cold temps, 2 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
I used to have a Bowiea volubilis (aka Climbing Onion) back in 2005 untill 2009.
At least that is what my pictures are from.
Around the same time, I also had the \"Pregnant Onion\'--and still do. Lots of \"babies\" always around.
The Climbing Onion always stayed as one big, round bulb, but it did make some Pups
That grew VERY slowly in larger onions. Only had two--and shared them both with
someone. The original \"onion\" eventually rotted away. Digging it up, I found that it
had been growing in a ceramic pot with NO drainage. My fault!

I kept mine outside in the summer in bright shade, but brought it into my
laundry room for the winter to sit by the tiny window there.
The pregnant Onions were kept there as well.
During summer, the Climbing Onion grew a mess of really long, soft, needle-like fronds
that hung down 4\'-5\' from the plant stand. Very soft and very green. From a distance, they looked very much like the fronds of an Asparagus fern.
When I brought it in fore the winter--the fronds, slowly, dried up. I believe that after this is when the \"onion\"increased in size...much like an Amaryllis bulb would.
Here are some pictures of the Bowiea volubilis I had.
Gita