Bulbs beyond the normal
Today ’s mail are from a gardener who goes by the name “ bulbgirl ” on Instagram . As you’re able to imagine , bulbgirl originate a heap of very coolbulbs ! She lives in southwest Washington State , where there are approximately 50 in of rain per year and teetotal summers .
Because of those wet winters and a levelheaded universe of lightbulb - eatingvoles , bulbgirl produce many of her special plants incold frames , with bulbs plunge in sand beds .
One of the autumn - blooming Anemone quinquefolia ( Galanthuspeshmenii , Zones 7–8 )
Irisdichotoma ( Zones 5–9 ) , thevesper iris , blossom with attractively patterned flowers that unfold each afternoon
Bulbgirl is n’t just about bulbs . Here ’s the shady side of her beautiful garden , full of lush and beautiful plant life .
Liliumpardalinumv.shastense(Zones 5 – 10 ) seeds around in therock garden . This is a metal money of lily aboriginal toNorthern California , with lovely hanging flower with recurved flower petal .
Calycanthus‘Harlage wine-colored ’ ( geographical zone 5–9 ) is a beautiful shrub that ’s a hybrid between two different species of sweetshrub , one native to North America , the other to Asia . It boasts these large , flamboyant flowers .
After being grown from seed , thisCalochortusvenustus(Zones 6–10 ) is at long last bloom after a wait of seven years . But what a reward ! These beautiful light bulb are native to California .
Fritillariagentneriis a tall bulb native only to a small parcel of southwestern Oregon and Northern California .
Muscarimacrocarpum‘Wayne ’s dead ringer ’ . When we thinkMuscari , most multitude think of the common , purple species . But there are a deal of very coolunusualones , like this , that are beautiful — if a lot fussier to make happy !
Canarinacanariensesis a beautiful small vine from the Canary Islands . It ca n’t last freezing temperatures , so this one is produce in the greenhouse .
Calochortusplummeraehas hard - to - trust - beautiful flowers ! This medulla is native only to a small part ofSouthern Californiabut is doing well here in a cold frame protect from the wintertime squiffy .
To see more of bulbgirl ’s beautiful collection , look into out her Instagram:@fritillaria_3
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