Erythronium, Fawn lilies and Dogs Teeth March 28, 2006 After admiring postings of Ian Youngs’pots of Dog’s Tooth violet’s, or Erythronium on the Scottish Rock Garden Society’s (SRGS)bulb log for three years, and,… Continue Reading
Crocus and Ruksans March 27, 2006 The Eranthis hiemalis, or Winter Aconite are blooming between the tightly poised rocks in the new crevice garden, as are some new crocus purchased… Continue Reading
Sunbird Nirvana March 24, 2006 Cape bulbs in my greenhouse this week – where are the sunbirds? If I was a sunbird, I could be darting between the late… Continue Reading
March Alpine House March 20, 2006 e In the Alpine House, a number of the last bulbocodium type Narcissus are blooming (above). Narcissus tenuifolius, with foliage low to the ground,… Continue Reading
Clivia Giant Yellow X March 19, 2006 OMG! – When this monster bloomed this week, it made that trip to Japan (to hand-pick seed from Mr. Nakamura’s collection) worth the pain… Continue Reading
Clivia ‘Flame’ x C. gardenii March 19, 2006 Why is it that every Clivia that blooms for the first time instantly becomes my current favorite. The flowers on this cross are smaller… Continue Reading
Cyrtanthiflora Clivia Cross March 16, 2006 Todays Clivia picture is another cross of our own. Not sure if it is worth moving ahead breeding with, but I admit that I… Continue Reading
Interspecific Clivia March 15, 2006 I am, and shall remain, an amateur plant breeder. So,it is with a dabble of pollen here, and a paintbrush there, that occaisonally I… Continue Reading
Clivia Season Begins March 15, 2006 Clivia Daydream If your idea of a Clivia is the bright orange Clivia miniata, then bookmark this blog, since the first of a collection… Continue Reading
Hemispheres March 14, 2006 Hemispheres Both in spring, and autumn, the plant collector gets to enjoy a bit of cross-over. That strange period where plants from the southern… Continue Reading
