Author: Mary Lou Gripshover

blooming today

Friends, The attached photo is of a third stem of ‘Emerald Monarch’ showing it still has one bud to open. The first stem of ‘Emerald Monarch’ opened on 23 December. Quite a display on bulbs received here this past spring.…

just an idea

Friends, I asked the lady in the floral department at the grocery store what she does with pots of bulbs that have finished blooming before they are sold. She said she throws them away. I asked her if I could…

bulb increase

Friends, I’ve had an email asking about bulb increase. How many bulbs would you likely have from one bulb, after five years? I know the ones I really want to increase are always the slowest, but haven’t kept records lately.…

blooming today

Steve Vinisky sent me a bulb of ‘Yuletide’ late last fall. It began opening yesterday, and looks nice. It opens this nice clear white. Mary Lou  

Blooming in Ohio

Today another bulbocodium seedling is blooming. It’s a cross of ‘Floral Feast’ x 2005-01-02 (grown from seed from Lawrence Trevanion). Nice to have blooming in winter, but not distinctive. The garage got down to 30*F last night, so I’ve a…