Most of my bulbocodiums flower in the winter. These are a few 2020 selections.
Author: Lawrence Trevanion, Australia
Left wing
I commented a while ago about using a feather to pollinate. I have now started pollinating and in stripping down a bird feather I was forced to notice that, being right handed, I need to use feathers from the left…
Last daffodil of the season
It is hard to tell if this late bulbocodium will reliably produce secondary flowers. Some years the daffodils get fried at the beginning of October. This year has been one long cool wet spring. It’s a Gold Step grandchild that…
Early Canberra 1Y-O
Anything that flowers in August in Canberra counts as early, possibly more so this year.This is possibly my best early orange trumpet. 16_11 {(Lemon Sails x Lutana) x [(Redlands Too x Impeccable) x Silcock 1Y-O)]} The Silcock flower is…
Growing tazettas
The name ‘Gramon’, in the series of tazettas I named, is short for Grand Monarch. I assume this series are genetically similar to Grand Monarch. They flower in winter here and benefit from a little frost protection. A shrub (Callistemon)…
