March 2025

[Martin Bohnet]

Let's start with a philosophical question: is it still a bulb lawn, if the dominant species is Primula acaulis? Well the Scilla luciliae

does its very best to counteract. Staying with the Scilloideae, Muscari 'Rosy Sunrise' (EX09) and  Pseudomuscari chalusicum

are out as well. Next picture shows a few more specimen of the Crocus exiguus hybrids @Antoine Hoog donated in EX09.
But spring isn't all vibrant colors - at least there are Iris tuberosa and Fritillaria sewerzowii

to remind you of the greys and browns...

With all those species in the open garden, let's not forget what's in the pots - like this Himantoglossum robertianum

Height:	45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	pink, purple, white, patterned
Flower Season:	mid spring
Special:	fragrant
Life form:	tuber

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Let's start with a philosophical question: is it still a bulb lawn, if the dominant species is Primula acaulis? 

Hi Martin, Love your flowering "bulb lawn"!

[Too Many Plants!]

Sparaxis Tricolor (or is it a hybrid ?)

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Lost the tag on this guy...maybe it's a Scilla ?

[Arnold]

Scilla peruviana

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Moraea Vegeta - is proving to be a pretty good flowerer for being new to my garden (2023 BX), growing in the ground in mostly full sun. While (so far) these are small flowers, they are very ornate and interesting to appreciate. And as I've watched them progress, I've been pleasantly surprised by their display! If the flowers could get a bit bigger in a few years these will be real Winners!! These would be Fantastic for pot culture up close viewing on shelves or a window sill!!!

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Ferraria Crispa - what I consider to be the quintessential Crispa (or standard) color.

Such fun, ornate, aromatic, and unique flowers! I believe these star fish of The Cape and Namaqualand, are truly underrated!

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Sparaxis Elegans

These are my first S. Elegans I acquired, different genetics than prior posts this past couple months. Those previously posted have a more elaborate and colorful center ring.

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Sparaxis Tricolor

Always enjoy these guys...

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Here's a Rogue post... 😁 my yellow tipped Sago. I acquired a few of these over the years keeping my eyes peeled on the HD n Lowe's inventory. This one has by far turned out the nicest. Some of the others yellow tips brown after a while. This guys yellow tips stay nice. It's even a bit more striking in person than the pics show.  

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And I'll try to make up for my rogue post with another Geophyte post... 

[Arnold]

Tulipa bifloriformis

[Emanuele Mura]

Greetings from Sardinia. Finally sunny after almost a week of harsh wind and rain, here are some survivors.

[Diane Whitehead]

Thank you for putting the name under each picture.

[Martin Bohnet]

So March is almost over - lets end with a few "miracles": First of all my first flower of Iris bucharica since 2017 - at it's original place it had been overgrown by a tree peony and dwindled away due to the lack of light after flowering - I guess i transplanted it at the last possible moment and it took years to recover, but here we are. The other Juno in flower right now is a white form of Iris vicaria

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Not exactly miraculous: Bellevalia cyanopoda

Height:	0-20 cm (0-7.9 inch)
Flower Colors:	blue, pink, white
Flower Season:	mid spring
Life form:	deciduous bulb

- still a bit lucky as the flower is often destroyed by late frosts. But frost wasn't that hard this season at all, which probably helped Romulea bulbocodium

var crocea surviving outside in Germany - @Antoine Hoog donated such a big package that I felt safe to risk some in the open garden, and here they are. As there are both pure yellow and yellow-whitish specimen I guess some are hybrids with the nominal R. bulbocodium?