Hyacinthus orientalis 'Mirtilos' has been growing in my garden since 2006. It blooms early--late Feb in my Zone 9 garden. This is a st...Read Morerong grower with big, fat sprouts that appeared Jan 15 this year (2009).
'Mirtilos' is Spanish for bilberry (closely related to the North American blueberry ) which makes sense considering the intense blue coloring.
ps Sorry, I had spelled it 'Mirtilios' which is incorrect and I have edited the name in Plant Files.
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Mirtilos' has been growing in my garden since 2006. It blooms early--late Feb in my Zone 9 garden. This is a st...Read More