A houseful
As my Valentine/GBBD offering to my friends, here are the highlights of the indoor blooming season so far. There is much yet to come in the way of tulips , hyacinths, and orchids and I'll need them. The weather remains (as is should; it is winter) cold and inhospitable to outdoor gardening. I must say that with all that I'm growing this year (40-50 spring plants outside of the normal houseplants), I spend a good amount of time tending to it all. Which is fun.
The hyacinths in glass vases are all in bloom, but many of the ones in pots are still coming up, as you see. This is Isabelle. The Raphaels in pots are coming up the slowest, but I think they will be bigger and better developed than the ones in vases. It's fascinating to observe the differences in flower shape, bloom time, and other behaviors in hyacinths.
I still have narcissus coming—probably more of these Martinettes, which have a lovely scent, utterly unlike any tazetta I've ever grown. The Grand Soleil d'Or, below, contrasts very well with these African violets which have been blooming nonstop for months.
Here's one final tribute to the pink cyclamen, finally fading after flowering valiantly since early November. GBBD is the creation of Carol/May Dreams Gardens., who, like me, is a strong believer in the rewards of indoor gardening.
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I'm going out on a limb stating that I think our indoor gardens are just as pretty right now as many gardens to the south!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Old House Gardens is always a great source for info about forcing and for buying bulbs. Check it out: www.oldhousegardens.com. L'Innocence (white) and Lady Derby (light pink) are the easiest, but I've had luck with Vuurbaak as well.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting today.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Lovely, lovely blooms!
I didn't force hyacinths this year, but just yesterday, picked up a couple of flats that were beginning to show blooms. I had planned to plant them in my garden, and watch them bloom, and hopefully come back next year. Do you think they'll be ok in cold and freezing rain/snow that we just got last night, out of the blue--totally unexpected? They're sitting in their flats outside in my garden, under some bushes!
Actually, I have some flats of tulips that have the flower head, some don't yet have it--but they're all ready to bloom; and some of daffs. and smaller narcissus beginning to bloom. (I forgot to plant bulbs in the fall, so when I saw all of these at Lowes I decided to get them, planning to put them in yesterday). Ugh. This storm is messing up my spring plans!!! (I live in VA, south of DC).
Any suggestions on my hyacinths, daffs, and tulips while they sit with partial blooms, in snow and rain/sleet??
Have a great Sunday:)