Author: Mary Lou Gripshover

blooming today in Ohio

This nice tazetta is flowering here in a pot. It’s originally from France, and may be N. patulus. N. x incurvicervicus has been in bloom for awhile. It’s a cross between N. fernandesii and N. triandrus pallidulus. There are 2…

blooming in Ohio, in a pot

Friends, This little seedling is a cross of N. jonquilla x N.scaberulus. This is the third year it has bloomed, and there are 4 bloom stems. From the looks of the plant, it would seem to be N. jonquilla op,…

blooming in Ohio, Outside

Friends, Today the temperature got up to 60, and tomorrow it’s supposed to get near 70, but with heavy rain at times. ‘Little Gem’ is in full bloom, as in this little N. cyclamineus grown from seed. This is the…

blooming in Ohio today — OUTDOORS

Friends, This mini trumpet is the earliest I have ever had daffodils blooming outside in February. This (or its parent) has been the first to bloom for the last several years, opening around March 16. It’s an open pollinated seedling…

also blooming

Lots of hellebores are blooming, along with galanthus and eranthis. I thought this hellebore was interesting because of the reflexed petals. It’s the only bloom open on the clump, so it remains to see what the rest look like. Mary…