Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae March 31, 2006 Cape Hyacinth’s are rare enough, but the teal colored Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae is perhaps the most choice form, for collectors. Lachenalia aloides are… Continue Reading
Amorphophallus Bulb March 30, 2006 My largest Amorphophallus konjac bulb, is really getting big! Any gardener who has grown to become a plant enthusiast can remember, as a child… Continue Reading
Pleione Orchids March 28, 2006 Pleione orchids are a precious small orchid from western China that grow from bulbs, like a paperwhite. They are challenging to find, but are… Continue Reading
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
