The first of the flowers have appeared without my noticing since I have a tendency to stay indoors out of the cold. Featured above is the Hellebore or also known as the Christmas Rose as it tends to flower at the end of winter...which by the way is way way after Christmas! This plant have lovely big flowers which have thick petals and reminds me of plants you get at home, I do wonder if they are indeed the same!
As for the others, the bulbs like crocuses, snow drops have also flowered without my constant hovering and peering. The later ones like tulips have also emerged from the ground and seem to be growing well.
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| Crocuses |
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| Primrose |
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| The purple one ... Of course there has to be one which I don't know the name of! |
This year, my experiment is with the layer pot, this is an attempt to get flowers blooming for longer using various bulbs that flower at different times. The bulbs are planted in layers in the same pot, resulting in the plants flowering one after another. So far I have seen different types of shoots coming up, as to whether they are all going to bloom at the same time or at different times as is the intention, remains to be seen! Fingers crossed, at least for now I know that the cheap bulbs that I bought are actually growing and are not duds as previous cheap buys have been. I for one am excited and wish you all happy gardening for 2014!
