The weather has been mild–until today. Quite a few hellebores are beginning to bloom. But it’s about 15*F now, with the wind howling, so I don’t know what they might look like tomorrow. Some snow is predicted, which will be…
Hi Henry, While I agree with Ben that the bulbs are probably a later addition and hence not Roman (esp. if we’re talking about the fall of the Empire c.400AD), to me I’d love to know when they were added.…
Hello, Today my son Christian sent me the attached photo from his short visit to Morocco. His comment was: “How nice to find Narcissus papyraceus in the wild, next to the ruins of the ancient Roman town Volubilis. It is…
This is in bloom today and was quite a surprise to find. Its a first bloom seedling. Measures 35 mm across and is 12 cm tall. It measures borderline division 1 but really has division 2 characteristics. The cross is…
I understand Vegemite changed its name to Australia. Is Australia reciprocating and changing its name to Vegemite?
Bred from Emerald Sea with N. jonquilla this starts blooming before Christmas and is still in flower. It makes a vigorous clump and produces many flowering tall stems. Up to 5 florets to the stem. I expect to register it…