Fritillaria pudica
"It is one of the most delightful of all spring flowering bulbs, and should be planted in colonies in every sunny, well drained gritty rock garden."
C.H. Grey
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I couldn't agree more with Mr. Grey more about his statement above. This is a special little flower to me and I have written about it extensively. You can search the Clone Wars and the Golden Bells of the Sahaptin land to read more about it. I really just needed a foil to talk about the weather and the masses of these little golden thimbles in the greenhouse on a chilly February day provided that foil.
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| F. pudica 'Richard Britten' just emerging It was 19 degrees this morning, pretty chilly for a late February morning after a few weeks of mild temps, remember we had 68 degrees about 10 days ago and that pushed a lot of stuff into growth. I believe the weatherman was saying the low temps could be record setting, of course the last few weeks high temperatures were record setting as well. Does it bother anyone else that we set a new record every couple of weeks now? For a plantsman, setting high temperature records and low temperature records within a week or so of each other will certainly keep you on your toes. Hopefully this little post of sunny, golden bells finds you warm and well. Mark Akimoff |