When the tazettas start blooming in the coastal South, and the scads of distinct no-name flowers drive us to distraction yet again… Occurred to me, that paperwhites particularly and possibly some of the bicolors were grown in southern France and…
Day: December 14, 2009
A prolific seedling of Manuel Lima – 4 December 2009
Daffnetters, This Lima seedling grows and divides well here. Notice the lobed cup – inherited from viridiflorus. The seed parent is unknown. I’ve not considered the seedling worthy of a name – but perhaps its strong growth will change my…
Tequila Sunrise on 4 December 2009
Daffnetters, Here’s part of my patch of ‘Tequila Sunrise’ – it’s been open a couple of weeks on December 4, 2009. Like many fall bloomers, it lasts forever here. Bob Spotts Oakley California
Earwigs
Hello everyone, Earwigs are a real problem here too. I didn’t have any this year in my first year down patch where there were no weeds nor decaying weed material… Maybe keeping the soil clean helps. A few years ago…