I have a bloom developing on my giant squill, which has been totally dry since mid April when I took it out of the greenhouse. I moved it out from under the roof after it sprouted and will supply pix and more details when it opens. Right now it's adding 3-4" a day. I have a bunch more that won't get water until they do something, or maybe in early October if they haven't gotten the hint.
Bob in Oak Ridge
On Monday, August 24, 2020, 07:52:35 PM EDT, Jane McGary via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
A tiny trace of rain fell here four days ago, and the drop in
temperature may have stimulated a few geophytes. Today Colchicum x
agrippinum opened in the bulb lawn, and Acis autumnalis is in flower in
a few places around the garden. Cyclamen hederifolium flowers here and
there, including in the lawn, as it's almost a weed in Oregon gardens. A
single flower on Cyclamen graecum, sticking out between two slabs of tufa.
I have to add an off-topic cheer for a non-geophyte, Nierembergia
gracilis. A plant I bought last fall from Tony Avent's nursery has been
covered with flowers for almost three months and shows no sign of
letting up. It is a small, rounded plant that looks like it may be very
difficult to propagate, and will probably flower itself to death this
season. It seems to come from a single crown (unlike the familiar
running N. rivularis) and isn't setting seed. Its dark-centered
lavender, petunia-shaped flowers are so gratifying, I'm ready to buy
another couple even at about $15 apiece.
Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA, far from the street fights
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