First Pleiones of the year

First two pleiones of the year, Pleione "krakatoa" (top) and Pleione Shantung "Gwen".

Yellow Muscari, Muscari macrocarpum

I only grow one Muscari at the moment and that is macrocarpum. I have the "normal" form which has yet to flower and a number of years back I bought "Golden Fragrance" which seems to have greener leaves but has done very well for me.

Meanwhile, in the garden...

First, the "art shot" Helloborus foetidus, then just a few primulas that lurk in one of the darkest corners, following that a pink lungwort (Pulmonaria) and finally something new, Chinodoxa Pink Giant..at about 5 inches tall (and not very pink either) but rather lovely.

"Chilean Blue Crocus" Tecophilaea

Top: Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var leichtlinii and the type plant, Tecophilaea cyanocrocus below.

Three Frits

Top: Frit. kotschyana, I find this one a little overblown? Something not very subtle about it.

Middle: Frit aurea, one of the few yellows with this round flower shape.

Bottom: Frit davisii, I gerw this from seed. I waited 13 years for the flowers which even for Frits is a very long time. In yet it's supposed to be easy and quick. Frits are always full of suprises.

A few Primula allionii

In order from the top; P.allionii "Marion", P. allionii "Lacewing", P.allionii "Flute", P. allionii "Eureka" and P.allionii "Anne"

Narcissistic? Moi?

Top, Narcissus watieri grown from seed.

Middle, Narcissus romieuxii rifanus(?) also from seed.

Bottom Narcissus marvieri.

InspiringPlants is back

Fritillaria pluriflora. I got this many years ago by mistake for the (marginally) more common F.liliacea. Past few years I have let it set seed and distributed it. I sowed some last year and it has come up like grass.