October 31, 2007
October 08, 2007
Bulbs, redux
The case could be made that the last thing we need around here is more bulbs, (this time last year I planted nearly 500) and in fact I'm going to have to put some thought into where to plant these (in the front; there's a lot of free space in the back). Oh, well - more is more.
These just appealed. I think they may turn out a lot like the Tulipa urumiensus we already have, discussed here.
I think I was sold on "reliable, trouble free, and ... tolerant of most well-drained soil types". Cheap, too. I'm hoping these will follow the snowdrops.
ALLIUM MOLY. Second time lucky. The ones in back last year were lured out of the ground by a mild December and subsequently were killed like rabbits when winter began in earnest. But I like the idea of a short yellow allium.
C. quamash. These thrive in the back yard; not so much in the front, where they were planted and never heard from again, like a lost expedition to Greenland. Consult the genius of the place in all - there, I said it first. I'll give the idea another year. They aren't a bulb I grew up with, and I think they're fun. They bloom at about the same time as alliums, and their sharp clear blue is a nice contrast.
Never heard of these before, but I'll put ten in and see what happens. The powers that be are selling them as companion for daffodils.
Drought-tolerant and cheap. Hopefully these will follow the snowdrops.
These were cheap from Home Depot, but after I'd discarded the dead ones, I might as well have bought them from a better source. Hopefully these will cover a gap in spring display we noticed this year.