April 05, 2007
Cast ne'er a clout till May be out -
This little orange crocus, new to me last fall, is Crocus ancyrensis, or Ankara crocus. Native in Turkey. They're very early, and got going about a week after our snowdrops. Apparently I planted 75 in the fall.
No sign of the winter aconites, though. There are mounds of them in Jville (which seems about a week ahead of us for reasons I don't totally understand, and may have to do with soil fertility, not climate). As well, we have a single brave one coming up beside the compost heap from two I planted last year, so the bought ones may have failed.
They're funny bulbs, like little discs with the texture of acorns, which had to be soaked overnight before planting. They may yet appear.
