BLOOMS 2011 CONTINUES......

Red Riding Hood

mixed bag of 'pink' daffs

my neighbor's tulips

Easter Sunday, 2011 - Happy Easter!

Our cool, wet weather has prolonged the life of the bulbs.

My Mount Hood is not yellow when it opens, it is always white.

From Daffseek, Am Daffodil Society web site. Mount Hood. "opening light greenish yellow, mouth ribbed and expanded, with rim flanged and regularly notched and crenate." or " Each flower (to 4" across) features ivory white petals and an ivory trumpet. Flowers emerges creamy yellow but rapidly mature to ivory white." or from Brent and Becky, "Mount Hood - (1 W-W) an old favorite that opens with a bit of yellow but matures to pure white; often performs better in cooler climates (zones 3-6); Heirloom; 1937; 15"-17"; midseason."

Here is mine. It will be white in a day or two. So I would say yours could be Mount Hood. Patti

Here is a picture of them...

Whoops, bbrookrd, we cross-posted!

Sorry, I stepped on your post, but lovely Red Riding Hood. A really great one, always. I like Showwinner too, earlier and dependable. Patti

Hi Patti, is Nantucket really Zone 7a? I am in Wakefield, MA, which is supposedly 5a. Are your daffodils blooming or already done? Mine are in full bloom now, especially with the warm temperature and sunshine yesterday. Here is one.
Li-An

Professor Einstein, third spring. The orange cup is best in cool weather, as it will fade in heat.

Golden Echo, second spring. Small and cute.

Sagitta and Las Vegas. First spring.

MmeW, we have weird weather in Nantucket. Yes, sort of 7a. But I think Zone 6 when planting. It is cooler here from now until fall, when we get warmer for the winter. Gulf Stream effect. I have a zillion bulbs out now. First Narcissus out in late March but will have some into June. I will be posting an Album in the next day or so when I finish up some major planting planned for today and take some pictures.

Sagitta is a big favorite and always an early one. Don't have LI AN, nice. Patti

Daffs, grape hyacinths and tulips. NOID's.


Edited to say:
That is 'Thalia' in the background

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Wider angle of the same location in the yard.

Grape Hyacinths,'Thalia' and SDB 'Open Sky'.

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Gorgeous, irisluvr! What a wonderful treat to see.

Good lord, so many beautiful spring photos you've all posted. There must be some amazing fragrances in your yards as you pass by the spring bulbs.

Thanks Leawood! I found that photo with the border of grape hyacinths. See attached! I'm working on going all the way around!

This is the most current picture. Will post one from the other night (it was getting kinda dark so it isn't that great but you get the idea!)

From a few nights ago.

WOW! What a sight! It looks like a photo from one of the many bulb catalogs I receive each summer. I think VanBourgondien calls it "A river of muscari". VERY impressive, irisluvr!

Thanks!

"Sagitta is a big favorite and always an early one. Don't have LI AN, nice. Patti"

Patti, sorry for the confusion. The narcissus is Las Vegas (I think). My name is Li-An. :P

Now that's a lot of muscari!

Luvly - irisluvr!

Thanks! I started with just one clump from my mom several years ago and I just keep setting them along the border. There are other clumps in the back yard and 'on around the bend' in the front.



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Irisluvr, beautiful blooms. How long have your muscari been planted? Your "river" of blooms is amazing.

Leawood, evelyn and MmeW, nice blooms. It's nice to see the progression of blooms from south to north, and from CA.

Cem9165 - those have been planted for several years now (4 or 5). I started with clumps every 3 or 4 feet and they got so big that I decided to do the 'river'. I have plans to make some changes in that area so I will be making the river longer!

evelyn_inthegarden -- thanks for that red riding hood tulip story -- I must agree that they do well anywhere since they are growing quite happily in clay subsoil that I'm rehabilitating and I have lots of single leaves this year so that means more tulips for me next year :-D

bbrookrd -- thanks for posting the pictures, they convinced me that my daff is Mt Hood -- out of all the white daffs I have it's my favorite

Irisluvr -- what a lovely bulb garden!

Thanks jxmas!

Iris, when do you move your muscari around to create that river? I just started growing them in fall of 2009, and would love to create that river effect. That's provided the chipmunks and squirrels don't eat them all first. LOL They've been planted in clumps every few feet just as you did initially.

I usually wait until after they bloom and then move them. I normally wear out before I run out of bulbs! hahaha! I dig a little 'trench' and line them up one after the other then cover the dirt back over them. The green is still there but the bloom has gone to seed....can throw those seeds in too! You will be amazed how much they multiply the first year!

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Thanks for the info iris, I did have some that had seeds last year. I'll wait for the seeds to form before I move some of them to get the extra plants for next spring. I did note that the muscari came up in the fall, did fine through the crazy winter weather, and bloomed fine this spring. I'm looking forward to expanding the area that they grow in.

On another note, here is the shortest amaryllis known to mankind. It needs some growth hormone, or had an early puberty. It's blooming away and the bloom stem is only maybe 5-6 in. tall. What in the world?????

The muscari does put up leaves in the fall. I thought it was weird that first time I saw it....thought those plants were confused!

That is a VERY short bloom stalk! Never seen that before! Mine usually get so tall they fall over.....

I've had the occasional short Amaryllis bloom stalk as well Annette. Have also had stalks that were really way too tall and they flopped over. Had one this spring that was between 3 and 4 feet.

This is a newly acquired Canna Lily beginning to bloom this week. It's known as Canna Lily "Belinda". Technically I guess its a tuber instead of a bulb.

I've started to collect the Canna Lilies as well! That is such a soft color! Love it!

(along with collecting calla's, iris, daylilies, hostas....well you get the idea!)

Hey Jon and iris, I love cannas as well. I've got the Bengal Tiger cannas that wreak havoc in my back garden bed. I'll have to post a picture when they start blooming.