Spring Bulbs - What's Blooming VI

Does anyone grow Autumn blooming crocus? I was looking around for some this spring, but did not find the ones I wanted.

TA DA! I have a few common late tulips still to open and some anemone blanda which I will post but moving into the spring alliums now. Thanks everso Beahive and Stormyla for enjoying my late spring.

they enjoyed it not alone, thanks for the late season show Dahlianut.

Stormyla I tried them once with no success but I think I got them in ground too late. They are on my fall order list for this year again. They do well here for others so I'm in. I'm getting colchium autumnal album, colchium 'Waterlily', crocus speciousus and crocus zonatus. These are hardy to zone 4 which I can do. Zonatus is hardy in my zone YIPPEE!

Thanks, Dahlianut. I'll check those out. I was looking for a vivid yellow. That red and white tulip is just spectacular.

Thanks jmorth. Stormyla I thought that 'Happy Generation' would poop out here but it hasn't. I'm convinced that planting hybrid tulips over a foot deep in my zone is the key. It's only on it's second year so I still can't give it a thumbs up. Should be easy/peasy in your zone though ^_^

dahlianut, I enjoyed your bulb series. You have some pretty ones and a wide variety. I can't believe your apricot beauty is seven years old! Must be good tulip country up there!

Thanks everyone for your comments about Arum. I guess arum is a pretty sturdy/agressive plant in mild climates. I see them in the park on my walks and I always think the orange berries are so interesting.

Too dry here for arum sigh but it's on my list for when we put in a water feature. Actually might need to put in a lake as I have a loooong list for the water feature LOL

Dahlianut, mine grows in dry shade.

hmmmm I must rethink arum. Thanks stormyla

Dahli,

Thank you for the great pics. It's like reliving spring.

Donna

Just lovely Dahlia!
I agree, it's like spring all over:)

yes, it is like reliving spring, says one who is sweating like a dude in humid and hot 90 deg. weather

Love seeing our northern neighbor's great late spring show. T.'Happy Generation' looks like a "must add" to my list.
Here are shots taken yesterday and on last Weds. The alliums are in full swing and I already want more for next year! The best one this year has been A.globemaster. The last of my late narcissus are just going by. One of my favorite bulbs is just starting Scilla pratensis or also known as Scilla litardierei. The white scilla campanulata has been a wonderful addition this year. Patti

The late narcissus. I will be posting a Picasa album of the Narcissus in the garden this year which will be labelled . But first I need to finish planting my container and then I need to get the last of my summer bulbs in the ground before I get do the album. i was going to do it last night, but I was too tired to think clearly. I will post the link here when I get it done. Patti

Some late "minor" bulbs and the last of the tulips. However, I must say that no bulbs are "minor" in my garden. T.'Mickey Mouse' was so late that it was a surprise and almost lost among the DL leaves. It is still looking pretty. I have more Camassia leichtlinii about to bloom that are white. I have become a big fan of the of the pale blue one, Camassia cusickii. Patti

In error I posted an earlier collage of some alliums. Here is the collage made of photographs taken yesterday. Patti

nice. My hoop petticoat narcissus didn't come up. I got the white and the yellow and zilch. It said I could group it in z9, grrrrr. Patti love the alliums.

I got both the white and the yellow too and they did bloom this year, but the real test is will they be back in next spring. The white one was very early and very frail. The yellow is so cheerie! I am going to add more to a couple of my clumps of A.'White Giant' to add impact. I hope there is a bulb coop this year. Patti

Patti, your alliums are wonderful - and the view from your garden looks spectacular! Here is an allium I truly enjoy - Christophii - to me it looks like an enormous dandelion bloom (in silver/pale lavender). It's not as tall as Globemaster, but it never fails to cause a comment from visitors to my garden.

I totally agree that one is wonderful. I planted mine in the wrong spot, so I will be getting more at some point to plant in a more forward position. I am going to try to move it this fall if I remember to mark it this week. It is just starting to open here, but it is too short for where I planted it to show off as it should.

I want to try one called Silver Springs from Brent and Becky

Stormyla,

I tries autumn crocuses for several years - speciosis, speciosis Cassiope (my favorite), speciosis Conqueror, and speciosis Oxonian. Sadly, none of them persisted more than three or four years of years. Oxonian lasted 1. The basic speciosis is the least expensive, so if you want to give it a go that might be a good place to start. They are gorgeous, which is why I kept trying.

Donna

I have Camassia 'Alba' out and Allium christophii is opening up too. That sweet little Narcissus 'Baby Moon' is still holding up. So much rain today that I didn't get out to take any pictures. The Iris are taking the stage now. Patti

Thanks, Donna. The ones I was looking for are all together a different thing. They are actually Sternbergia

http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/crocus/10548

Has anyone ever tried these?

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I had one other big bulb disappointment this year. I planted 100 Muscari Macrocarpum http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=32-0121

The shoots emerged from the bulbs in late spring and then withered, while still small shoots, in the 90 degree heat. Has anyone ever grown these?

Stormyla - I got those a few years ago. I think the bulbs split to the point
they stopped blooming. I just dug them up and split them. Will see if they
bloom again.

Tam

Tammy, Were you speaking of the Crocus or Muscari?

The Sternburgia - I must have cross posted when you posted about muscari.

Tam

Tammy, I read that they can get quite tall and often don't look good unless planted amidst some ground cover. Was that your experience?

I didn't think they were too tall. I searched my photo's and they did bloom
last year. So first bloom 2006 - three years bloom. I recall that they
were rather expensive. For fall bloom, I'd go with more colchicum (though
they are probably even more?)

Tam

Thanks, Tammy.

Allium oreophyllum - love these guys.

Allium Christophii

After a few years, it seeds readily, but you can pull it out.

And sometimes pops up in unexpected places in semishade, like next to these balloon flowers.

Love all the Alliums and exotic bulb photos I Iove to see all the bulbs in your gardens. So fun to grow and they add such an interesting dimension. And bb., I still can't believe that you have daffs blooming this late. I must try to plant some of those when you get the IDs done in your album.

Now, I have a question~~ does anyone grow Allium 'Schuberti'?

http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=03-0120

I just saw this one growing in a demonstration garden at our nursery and it was absolutely striking. Very unusual. About 12-16 inches high. I wonder if it's really only hardy up to zone 7 as B and B say in their catalog?

My eremurus are about finished and they have been a lot of fun this year. No photos, though. Have to get that darn camera fixed!

LOL I'm not sure what planet I'm on but this beauty held on to its petals through the snow and hail this weekend (sorry for swearing). 'Texas Flame' I only have a few left so not a good perennializer for me though sigh. I will probably put in more though cuz of its tenacity and it has taken 5 years for it to dwindle.

I've coveted schuberti but I read what you did - zone 7. But I've also read zone 5. Maybe worth a modest test? They are really cool.

I've had limited success with A. schuberti in year's past. It seems when planted in fall, it does ok that season blooming it's distinctive style the following spring but naught the following year. This behavior has been pretty consistent the whole of this century.
I've read that they could be forced over the winter but have never been successful in that endeavor (tried twice). Also, I believe I read somewhere they're imported from Iseral.

Thanks Jmorth. Good to know.