Bulbous South Afrifan Oxalis October 23, 2006 A sandbed filled with blooming Oxalils species The bloom season is peaking for the bulbous Oxalis, and both the species from South Africa and… Continue Reading
Old School Daffs:The Miniature Winter-Blooming Narcissus August 24, 2006 August is the time to plant these tiny precious and rarely seen Narcissus species. I grow many of the bulbocodium types of Hoop Daffodils… Continue Reading
Zephyranthes- Rain Lilies August 19, 2006 Zephyranthes ‘Labuffarosa’ I never intended on collecting Zephyranthes, to be honest, one comes across them in many specialty bulb catalogs, and even sometimes in… Continue Reading
Vireyas: Tropical Rhododendrons June 25, 2006 Rhododendron “Valentine” I think that is it amazing that even though one may be growing and collecting plants for many years, that one can… Continue Reading
Shake Your Rebutia June 9, 2006 The Bolivian cactus Rebutia pulchella What’s wrong with people? Why don’t other people grow these? Ther are SO many genus and species of various… Continue Reading
A Plethora of Auricula May 21, 2006 Primula auricula are spring blooming primroses that are hardly ever seen at garden centers or in mail order catalogs. Over the years, I have… Continue Reading
Acquiring a Primrose Collection May 15, 2006 Our Friends garden before we started digging primula The Car Full of Primroses We spent the weekend helping a friend, well, actually, it was… Continue Reading
Africa’s Rarest Pelargoniums May 1, 2006 Pelargonium incrassatum The genus Pelargonium is largely South African, with more that 80 percent of the 270 species found on the continent. Without going… 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
