Bulbs: All this rain, 1 by dmj1218

dmj1218 wrote:
Another really bizarre thing I noticed late last night when it was about to get dark was this crinum sending up a scape. This guy is out in a kind of "holding pen" I have for some plants I haven't quite decided what to do with. Me and several other pro or semi-pro growers trade stuff with each other in Oct in sort of a co-op arrangement. This one was just quickly put into a gallon pot with mulch on top and "tucked in" for the winter with mulch around it. Been sitting there, outside, all winter. I did foliar feed them a couple of times this month, but other than that; ignored. Went to pull something for an order last night and noticed this one. Noted the number, took its pic, and came in thinking "great! I'm finally going to be able to ID this unknown Ismene I have!". Well no such luck there, its just 'JC Harvey', but it definitely should not be blooming this early! I've never seen crinums bloom here prior to mid-May. Since it got 28F out there 5 times this winter--it can't be due to a mild winter! So I guess the only thing I can attribute it to (since obviously it has just broken dormacy itself) is all the "nitrogen-fixing" from all the thunderstorms and rain.