Favorite winter bulb plants

South African small bulb plant Polyxena ensifolia is blooming now. Each flowers are very small but it makes a sparkling effect in the sunlight.

:)

Goldenfish~ Gorgeous blooms!!

Thank you garden6!

saffron crocus (crocus sativus)

Thank you for sharing your photos and please continue.

It's inspiring to see photos of flowers from all over the world.

These were the earliest Hyacinths to bloom for me last winter (January)

downscale_babe,

Thank you for your lovery Hyacinths photo. What a beautiful color!

mini cyclamen

goldenfish, Love the Polyxena ensifolia.
do you harvest the Crocus stigmas??
the cyclamen is stunning with the edging.
beautiful Hyacinths downscale_babe,
I like this little snapdragon.

goldenfish

I love your mini cyclamen.I have c.coum and c.hederafolium in the soil.They bloomed earlier in the fall but the leaves are still alive.The flower of your cyclamen is just gorgeous

bootandall

We spent a month in New Zealand in 1992.We really loved everything.

We have a town near us in South Carolina called Blenheim.They are famous for their old fashion ginger ale.

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Downscale and Goldenfish~ love the blooms and their nice colors. Hmmm..I just might have to try the Fall crocus bloomers in the near future.

Speaking of Blenheim gingerale, it's a delicious treat when we visit N. Myrtle Beach.

Hi boots!
It must be great time of year in your area.
I only have one Crocus stigmas bulb. So I'm just enjoying to see the flower. Do I need how many more bulbs for paella?lol

downscale_babe,
I also have cyclamen coum and c.hederafolium. They are sooo cute, hun? Coum have many buds appears now. When it blooms, I'll post here. Thank you.

garden6,
This is my first time to plant the Fall crocus though, it's very beautiful.
I wants to increase the bulbs more,too:)

Hi goldenfish hope your crocus bulbs multiply fast.

downscale_babe love ginger ale.. Blenheim here is known for wine.

hopefully I send the snapdragon this time

Does anyone know of a US source?

This message was edited Feb 26, 2008 9:47 AM

Thes are really so pretty little pink blooms.
Kaleem

Hi Kaleem,

Thank you for your message! I think they are smaller than your image but so pretty:)

Hello all

What I like the most about this thread is the fact that it illustrates,in a small way, the commonality people have all over our planet.

Another web site you may find interesting is www.humanflowerproject.com

I love this site!

flower power!

This daffodils (Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis) is winter-flowering. I love this neat and simple figure.

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Goldenfish--you are a great grower of the more unusual bulbs. Keep those pictures coming!
Debbie

Thank you Debbie,

Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis is very common flower in here so you can see them everywhere in this season.
I guess today's flower is some more unusual than that.

Lachenalia viridiflora

Wow goldenfish I am really enjoying your photos especially the Lachenalia viridiflora. I am off to go look up more information on this one.

Well done goldenfish--I remember your Lachenalia from last year; it was another variety. You inspire me to get seed started on this one--I have the seeds, just been procrastinating. I have several about a year away from blooming. So many bulbs, so little time for starting seeds. Also have several Polyxena's to start. I love to see bulbs that are out of the ordinary--actually all bulbs are good.
Debbie

Hi marieortiz,
Thank you for your comments!

Hi Debbie,
How kind of you to remember! They are easy to grow from seed. It can take up to 3 years to bloom. Don't water bulbs too often because too much water in a poorly drained soil will rot the bulb.

I have added this to my wish list for fall 2008!

Thanks goldenfish--I have started several Lachenalia species from seed, fortunately they like it outside here in the winter. Three years is the norm for a lot of bulbs from seed--although warm weather bulbs will often bloom in 2 years here because we have such a long hot season. Lachenalia is not a warm weather lover though, so it will probably take me 4 years since it has such a long dormancy here. Lachenalia and Polyxena seeding seems like a good cold day indoor project for me over the next few days.

Debbie,

Good luck on your indoor project and the flowers are worth a wait :)

goldenfish, Thank you so much for sharing your beauties! Very unusual and exotic to us, and a joyful sight now when weather here is dark and cold. Your Lachenalia viridiflora is stunning! Such an unusual color among flowers.

Hello Gemini,

Thank you for your compliment. I also can't wait for spring.
Lachenalias are often unusual colored. I'll post here when yet another one bloom.

Spring is almost here!

Snowdrop

Cyclamen coum