Bulbs Archives - Page 3 of 6 - Growing With Plants

Unusual Greenhouse Christmas Bulbs

December 27, 2008

It was a rather mild Christmas day, and finally, the sun came out, enough to raise the temperatures in the greenhouse to near 70…

Duality – Bulbs with Interesting Pairs of Leaves

December 1, 2008

Dormant for one year, this lone, single leaf on a Resnova megaphylla shows how stunning even a single leaf can be. Native ot a…

November Cheer in the Greenhouse

November 25, 2008

A view of the greenhouse on an unseasonably cold November day. As temperatures hovered near 18 deg. F, ice forming on the glass and…

Narcissus viridiflora

November 1, 2008

Another autumn flowering Narcissus, the green flowered Narcissus viridiflora is currently in bloom. Every fall I seem to want to post a photo of…

The First Narcissus of Fall means…I’m bored?

October 26, 2008

Narcissus serotinus I get bored easily. This is not a very practical trait, but then again, no one will ever label me a one…

Cyclamania

September 25, 2008

Tis the season for Cyclamen, and I don’t mean those blousy, cabbagy, foil wrapped florist Clyclamen available at your local supermarket, although, they have…

Summer Lilies

July 8, 2008

The week after Independence Day is the traditional weekend for Lily Show’s in the North East. When I was a kid, I would grow…

Lesser winter bulbs

February 22, 2008

Asphodelus acaulis This small, winter blooming bulb is the perfect candidate for a potted alpine bulb collection for an alpine house, or a plunge…

Rare South African Lachenalia from Seed

February 10, 2008

Rare species, such as this green-flowering variant of the more common, L. aloides, Lachenalia aloides var.Vanzyliae can only be obtained by seed. Now that…

Bargain Excellence and Authenticity =TUBEROU$ BEGONIA$

January 27, 2008

Blackmore & Langdon’s Tuberous Begonias at Chelsea Flower Show, London Just as with so many other things which are evaluated, judged and valued; plants…