We often joke about Lycoris squamigera, those late summer flowering members of the Amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, because when they bloom, the leaves are long gone. Some people refer to these …
Decisions of All Sizes
Was it something I did? Something I didn’t do? Or something that didn’t involve me at all? The Iris danfordiae did not bloom this year after two years of blooming in mid-March. All I got were a bunch …
Hyacinths: Soldiers of Spring
Why did I plant these hyacinths in a straight row? Is it possible to plant these “soldiers of spring” in another way, other than a straight row? Somewhere it is probably possible, but not where the …
The Irises Waltz In
May I introduce to you Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley', a new dwarf iris that I purchased last fall from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs. Did you know that there really was a Lady Beatrix Stanley? I …
Thoughts on Seeing The First Crocus Blooms Turn Back Into Buds
Just like that, today was overcast and the temperature was around 38 F at 5:00 pm. The crocuses that were blooming yesterday have closed up to guard against the cold. Such is the fickleness of …
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Thoughts On Seeing The First Crocus Bloom…
On this bright, cold sunny afternoon, there it was… the first crocus of the season. And nearby, another crocus. Both were just a few days later in arriving compared to when they showed up last year, …
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