Bulbs Archives - Growing With Plants

The Lost Art of Growing Tuberous Begonias

August 5, 2016

First, the dahlia has made a comeback, second – maybe the gladiolus, third, or at least on deck should be the tuberous begonia –…

FORCING BULBS FOR A FLOWER SHOW

February 20, 2015

Even just 5 bulbs of Iris ‘Katherine Hodgkin’ makes a scene. Bred in the 1960’s it’s a cross between two rarer small iris, I….

A Chinese Lantern Lily? More like, neither.

July 7, 2011

A SUMMER BLOOMING SOUTH AFRICAN BULB RARELY SEEN IN GARDENS, SANDERSONIA AURANTIACA BLOOMS IN A POT WHERE IT’S GOLDEN LANTERNS SEEM TO LIGHT UP…

In the greenhouse – the last species Gladiolus

April 16, 2011

GLADIOLUS ALATUS The last of my winter-rainfall ( i.e. winter greenhouse growing) Gladiolus species are blooming now, and it seems as if the best…

BULBOUS OXALIS OF THE WESTERN CAPE, UNDER GLASS

January 17, 2011

A TINY BIT OF THE WESTERN CAPE, BLOOMS UNDER GLASS IN JANUARY As the snow falls outside, under the protection of glass, tiny bulbous…

Lilies!

July 20, 2010

Conca’d Or Lilies fill the air with their intense spicy fragrance. I can’t even imagine the mid-summer garden without fragrant, tall, true lilies ( not…

Gladiolus priorii, and other Winter Blooming Species

January 24, 2010

We all are familiar with the common Gladiolus, an all too common florist flower often seen in funeral sprays, or in summer garden shows…

Autumn Narcissus begin to bloom

November 15, 2009

The tiny flower of Narcissus serotinus, no wider than a half an inch, has a scent that rivals it’s relative, the Paperwhite Narcissus. Still,…

Nerine sarniensis ‘Isandwlana’

November 1, 2009

This year, the Nerine sarniensis are blooming incredibly well, with most in full flower as I type this. I have added a few new…

Ten ideas for Planting Spring Bulbs

September 15, 2009

It all starts so innocently. A glossy Dutch bulb catalog arrives in the mailbox in mid-August, and I pretend not to notice it, slipping…