Achimenes November 4, 2007 A line-up of Achimenes showing the variety and diversity between various species and named varietites available. Isn’t it funny how even though one may… Continue Reading
Summer Bulbs in Containers August 27, 2007 Surely not very exciting to most growers unless you are a collector, I share with you a collection of summer-growing South African bulbs. Relatively… Continue Reading
Hot Plant Trend alert- Welcome to Crocosmia August 8, 2007 Crocosmia – the Gladioli of the millenium. Well, more acurately, the Irid of the Millenium. These members of the Iris family are the South… Continue Reading
Sakurasoh – The Other Japanese Primose, Primula sieboldii May 29, 2007 A selection of some of my Japanese forms of Primula sieboldii The Japanese are passionate about thier native woodland primrose, rarely grown in America,… Continue Reading
The Collectors Species Narcissus March 27, 2007 Narcissus triandrus ssp. triandrus A parent of many of the triadrus hybrids that one finds at garden centers like Thalia, this precious rare bulb… Continue Reading
New Years Eve Clivia January 1, 2007 Our first seedlings are blooming that are crosses between Clivia miniata and Clivia gardenii. Many of these are F2 crosses from seeds that we… Continue Reading
Now for the rare stuff… December 3, 2006 Cyrtanthus species (most likely C. elatus X) This unknown species, or most likely a cross between two species of Cyrtanthus blooms regularly for me… Continue Reading
More Fall Mums November 15, 2006 Seizan is a yellow, small flowered Mum known as a cascade type, the plants are planted in June as cuttings, and then trained along… Continue Reading
Fancy Chrysanthemums November 11, 2006 Like so many traditions, the art of fine Chrysanthemum growing is long forgotten in most of the world, replaced with growth-retardent hyper-pinched and fertilized… Continue Reading
Peak Nerine sarniensis bloom November 5, 2006 A selection of Nerine sarniensis crosses, most from the United Kingdom’s National Collection, kept by Ken Hall at Springbank Nursery on the Isle of… Continue Reading