Friends, A friend called me last night to say that the Australian bulb exporter from whom he had ordered bulbs could not get his bulbs inspected for export to the U.S. unless the American recipient had a permit to import…
Author: Mary Lou Gripshover
blooming today
John Reed’s ‘Captain America’ is blooming today. The color jumps out at you across the garden. Were it not for a few nicks, it would be going to our show on Saturday. Mary Lou
blooming today
Friends, Daffodils are opening like crazy. With the warm weather and lots of rain, the stems are growing quickly. Then many fall over in the rain. But the blooms are good size. Attached is a photo of one of Dr.…
Surprise of the day
Whoa! This little flower opened late today, and I’ve no idea what it is. It’s growing in a pot, so I’m guessing it’s a seedling, but the writing is worn off the label. I didn’t measure it, but it’s maybe…
blooming today
Friends, This little tazetta is blooming in the open ground. I grew it in a pot for several years, and it increased enough that I planted it in the garden. The florets are about the same size as N. dubius.…
Sprite 1 W-W
Friends, The attached photo is of the Alec Gray miniature 1 W-W, ‘Sprite’. It has been open for several days. On opening it was a 1 W-Y, but the trumpet quickly paled to white. Now it is a uniform very…