February 11 , 2021
Winter Bulbs for Yearly Happy Returns!
Just when you think you ’ve got “ things ” calculate out ( whatever they are ) , some “ thing ” tests your composure or topples your dependable day towboat . No matter what , though , my wintertime incandescent lamp do n’t disappoint . When January rains threatened my pass - a - long paperwhite narcissus , I cut a few to adorn my still - working - from - home kitchen mesa office . Plenty more showed up to last for weeks . Now , after daylight of around the bend complacency when perennials and fruit trees thumb and bud , we manoeuvre into the coldest temperature in years . Yikes , 7 degrees possible ! So , I contract a few late open Narcissus ‘ Grand Primo ’ and ‘ Erlicheer ’ for the February bureau . This weekend , I ’ll edit out more for our homegrown Valentine ’s bouquet!But it was diminutive Algerian sword lily , another pass - a - long tucked under a yaupon holly , that take tardy January into mid - February . This Mediterranean aborigine does n’t heed some wraith , purportedly even under bouncy oak trees , where it scatter via rhizomes . Most wintertime bloomer require sun at least part of the day once foliage egress . It ’s okay to plant under deciduous Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that drop their leaves in drop , since the bulbs are tucked underground during shaded summer months . The weather and your garden ’s microclimate encroachment bloom metre . One clump of Narcissus tazetta ‘ Falconet ’ bloom early for me on January 26 in a ardent spotlight near the business firm . Nature must have seeded it from long - term residents in an island bed several feet away . Although they ’re up , they do n’t blossom until late February and even into March . Here ’s a shot from March 13 , 2015 . A few week later , hibernating ( and turn off back ) perennials filled that distance again . Before then , those mysterious light-green strappy leaves claimed attention while warm weather perennial take a break . The tazetta species performs well for us , return year after yr . I get wind from nurseryman whose bulbs do n’t bloom . It could be that they are “ one and done ” varieties not good for Central Texas . In subsequent years , they may raise foliage before vanish whole .
Like all tazettas , Narcissus ‘ Grand Primo ’ clusters multiple small - cupped , sweetly fragrant flower on lean , business firm stalk , staring for cutting to bring indoors!These lightbulb are deer and lapin resistant . They like our ironic summers . And again , they make foliar placeholders when warm conditions perennials are hibernating . you could carve up them when the foliage browns to create deliquium - worthy swaths or to pass along to friends and future generation . They’re consummate to tuck into waterwise garden . Narcissus tazetta ‘ Erlicheer ’ “ plant - bombs ” Yucca glory lily ‘ Variegata’ . They do n’t need fertilizer or chilling in a jam - packed refrigerator . Bloom meter also depend on sort , so USUALLY I ’ve got more surprise coming up . Since this wintertime ’s about to throw us an elongated strong freezing whacker , I ’m glad I got to enjoy flossy little ‘ Abba ’ this hebdomad . And a moonlit walk around the garden . . .Anyway , we ’ll see what happens . ‘ Erlicheer ’ rallied after 2010 ’s snow with a income tax return performance every class . Learn more about bulbs for all season !
Garden Bulbs for the South : Scott OgdenHeirloom Gardening in the South : Bill Welch ( Dr. William ) and Greg GrantHeirloom Bulbs for Today : Chris Weisinger ( once Bill Welch ’s student)Straight out of A&M , Chris startedThe Southern Bulb Companywhere you’re able to order tried - and - true heirloom bulbs online .
See you on the other side of the freeze ! Thanks for stop by , Linda
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