Forum: Bulbs

Spring is sprung and has been leaping forward rather quickly this year due to the unseasonable warm weather. Crocus and all come and gone as have a...

I truly look forward to this bulb sprouting. The foliage is pretty, and the bloom is really, really neat. They say it comes in red and pink, I...

My new acquisition in its maiden bloom http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/jetak/LILY/GloriseaRothchilde4Dec0910.jpg ...

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This beauty is blooming again. Giant asiatic Crinum,I believe. Del

I think I may have posted this in the wrong section so you will find it under the subtropicals

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Lycoris Squamigera, Surprise Lilly... I think I must have this one in too much shade. It always blooms nicely, but there are not as many flowers...

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There are several varieties of Paperwhites which are Narcissus Tazetta. Most of mine came from my sister's ranch in Texas. They are a true bulb and...

She really has plenty of them, so I'm going to talk my brother into digging me up a few of these this winter. Look at the blooms! This is one...

They say that this one can be invasive...

Everytime I think calla lilies I say it in my mind like Katherine Hepburn--as in "the calla lilies are in bloom again". :D Anyway, my bulbs slept...

I have two forms of this one. One set is red, but most are yellowish orange.

I am starting to develop an interest in Gingers, but I live in Zone 6. Also, many gingers grow way tall kinda like cannas. Can they be grown indoors ?

I purchased some saffron crocus in the fall. Unfortunately, they arrived in late November--too late to stick in the garden this year (I live in a...

This is a hyacinth bulb and vase that I got my daughter for her birthday in mid Dec. Just take a look at those roots that have filled the vase. I...

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Looky what my purple eucomis is doing!

Well, not really... But since Tropical Storm Fay was forecasted to destroy these precious blooms, I decided to cut them and bring them inside to...

A native to Japan, is a dwarf variety and seen as both nearly all white or pale blue color forms. Mine is the blue form. The bloom is approx 5cm/2"....

http://www.americanmeadows.com/bulb_detail.cfm?itemid=900 I'm not one to buy bulbs at the grocery store OR to be taken in by a photo on a box BUT...

Sorry no photo :( Any suggestions regarding the identity of an iris with white standards, and champagne colored falls WITH orange beard. It is not...

This one is my absolute favorite. There are huge masses of the planted at Hunter's school, so I made sure to stop by with my camera and take some...

I have always wanted these and now I know why, I think they are beautiful and cheery.

This is one of my very first. It is a Tiny Tot, which I prefer because they do not get quite so tall. Anyway, I should plant more Gladiolus...

Admission to our local arboretum was free today, Mother's Day, courtesy of a local organization. They had several things going on. First off was a...

Just a pretty photo:

Aren't they pretty. They are light yellow(creme) and pink. I love peony tulips. Tacoma is another favorite of mine:

Well! I missed the bloom, so I do not know if it was really yellow, BUT.... Here is the pod!

After 2 years of no Easter lilies from Church(someone beat me to them), today was the day ! As I walked into the chapel area, the walls were lined...

I have several clumps of daffodils. They come up every year but, for the last few years, the don't flower. I think they're too crowded. They are...

When I first moved to this place, about 5 years ago, there were these little flowers that would just suddenly jump up out of the ground over night it...

Finally ! A break in the weather. We're havin' a heat wave, a tropical heat wave ! High to be 52 ! I am sooo glad to have gotten all my remaining...

Does anyone have any Byzantine gladiolus bulbs available to trade? I have been wanting to try this plant. Thanks.

I received this email (yes, I get lots of those), and I am not sure how to answer it. I have always started Daffodils in the ground... Any...

It looks like the appearance of hyacinth bulbs, nursery and big box store, is dismal. I remember buying them loose a couple of years agao and they...

Does anyone know if the oxblood lily(rhodophiala bifida) gets planted only up to its 'neck' or 3 x its height like most bulbs ?