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2009: Taken two weeks ago...These small flowers are growing at the base
of an Oak tree at the Scotch Settlement Cemetery (est.1835)...just a stones throw from my house. |
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"Donn Thorson" wrote in message ... 2009: Taken two weeks ago...These small flowers are growing at the base of an Oak tree at the Scotch Settlement Cemetery (est.1835)...just a stones throw from my house. Those are Scilla siberica, or Siberian Squill....although everyone I know just calls them Scillas. They're probably my very favourite early, small bulb because they're one of the few that will actually survive here and they will spread themselves nicely without any help. Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa) is another one that will usually survive here, but Crocus only survive a year or two if you can get them to grow at all, and Snowdrops are probably even harder. The Tulips all do well, but Narcissus/Daffodils are difficult too, except in really sheltered areas. Regards, Rick A |
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Blue Whatizit - Wildflowers-at-Base-of-Oak.jpg (1/1)
"Radar" wrote in message ... "Donn Thorson" wrote in message ... 2009: Taken two weeks ago...These small flowers are growing at the base of an Oak tree at the Scotch Settlement Cemetery (est.1835)...just a stones throw from my house. Those are Scilla siberica, or Siberian Squill....although everyone I know just calls them Scillas. They're probably my very favourite early, small bulb because they're one of the few that will actually survive here and they will spread themselves nicely without any help. Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa) is another one that will usually survive here, but Crocus only survive a year or two if you can get them to grow at all, and Snowdrops are probably even harder. The Tulips all do well, but Narcissus/Daffodils are difficult too, except in really sheltered areas. I'm amazed by what you say. Chionodoxa, snowdrops, fritillaries, tulips, squills, narcissus and daffs all go down to at least 20F. I've never lost any of these through cold winters. My crocuses have been coming up each year in the lawn for about 15 years with no problem, even through cold winters. Ah, have I misread you and the situation is not too cold but too warm? someone |
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"someone" wrote in message ... "Radar" wrote in message ... "Donn Thorson" wrote in message ... 2009: Taken two weeks ago...These small flowers are growing at the base of an Oak tree at the Scotch Settlement Cemetery (est.1835)...just a stones throw from my house. Those are Scilla siberica, or Siberian Squill....although everyone I know just calls them Scillas. They're probably my very favourite early, small bulb because they're one of the few that will actually survive here and they will spread themselves nicely without any help. Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa) is another one that will usually survive here, but Crocus only survive a year or two if you can get them to grow at all, and Snowdrops are probably even harder. The Tulips all do well, but Narcissus/Daffodils are difficult too, except in really sheltered areas. I'm amazed by what you say. Chionodoxa, snowdrops, fritillaries, tulips, squills, narcissus and daffs all go down to at least 20F. I've never lost any of these through cold winters. My crocuses have been coming up each year in the lawn for about 15 years with no problem, even through cold winters. Ah, have I misread you and the situation is not too cold but too warm? someone Nope, you haven't misread me, it's definitely the cold that's our problem, but "cold" is a relative term. I'm envious that you can grow daffs and narcissus, and especially crocuses naturalized in the lawn. What I neglected to mention in my previous post was that where I live, our winter temperatures can drop as low as -45 Celsius (-49 F) occasionally! A winter that we don't drop below about -35 C is considered a 'warm' winter...lol! So that's why only the very hardiest of the bulbs will survive here. In fact, I think a lot of people find it amazing that ANYthing survives here, bulbs or otherwise! Regards, Rick A |
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"Radar" wrote in message ... "someone" wrote in message ... "Radar" wrote in message ... "Donn Thorson" wrote in message ... 2009: Taken two weeks ago...These small flowers are growing at the base of an Oak tree at the Scotch Settlement Cemetery (est.1835)...just a stones throw from my house. Those are Scilla siberica, or Siberian Squill....although everyone I know just calls them Scillas. They're probably my very favourite early, small bulb because they're one of the few that will actually survive here and they will spread themselves nicely without any help. Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa) is another one that will usually survive here, but Crocus only survive a year or two if you can get them to grow at all, and Snowdrops are probably even harder. The Tulips all do well, but Narcissus/Daffodils are difficult too, except in really sheltered areas. I'm amazed by what you say. Chionodoxa, snowdrops, fritillaries, tulips, squills, narcissus and daffs all go down to at least 20F. I've never lost any of these through cold winters. My crocuses have been coming up each year in the lawn for about 15 years with no problem, even through cold winters. Ah, have I misread you and the situation is not too cold but too warm? someone Nope, you haven't misread me, it's definitely the cold that's our problem, but "cold" is a relative term. I'm envious that you can grow daffs and narcissus, and especially crocuses naturalized in the lawn. What I neglected to mention in my previous post was that where I live, our winter temperatures can drop as low as -45 Celsius (-49 F) occasionally! A winter that we don't drop below about -35 C is considered a 'warm' winter...lol! So that's why only the very hardiest of the bulbs will survive here. In fact, I think a lot of people find it amazing that ANYthing survives here, bulbs or otherwise! I give up, where are you? Not Antarctica, because only lichens grow there. So it must be Yukon, N.W.T. or Alaska. Or Russian Asia eastwards. Go on, gissa clue. someone |
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Blue Whatizit - Wildflowers-at-Base-of-Oak.jpg (1/1)
"someone" wrote in message ... "Radar" wrote in message ... "someone" wrote in message ... "Radar" wrote in message ... "Donn Thorson" wrote in message ... 2009: Taken two weeks ago...These small flowers are growing at the base of an Oak tree at the Scotch Settlement Cemetery (est.1835)...just a stones throw from my house. Those are Scilla siberica, or Siberian Squill....although everyone I know just calls them Scillas. They're probably my very favourite early, small bulb because they're one of the few that will actually survive here and they will spread themselves nicely without any help. Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa) is another one that will usually survive here, but Crocus only survive a year or two if you can get them to grow at all, and Snowdrops are probably even harder. The Tulips all do well, but Narcissus/Daffodils are difficult too, except in really sheltered areas. I'm amazed by what you say. Chionodoxa, snowdrops, fritillaries, tulips, squills, narcissus and daffs all go down to at least 20F. I've never lost any of these through cold winters. My crocuses have been coming up each year in the lawn for about 15 years with no problem, even through cold winters. Ah, have I misread you and the situation is not too cold but too warm? someone Nope, you haven't misread me, it's definitely the cold that's our problem, but "cold" is a relative term. I'm envious that you can grow daffs and narcissus, and especially crocuses naturalized in the lawn. What I neglected to mention in my previous post was that where I live, our winter temperatures can drop as low as -45 Celsius (-49 F) occasionally! A winter that we don't drop below about -35 C is considered a 'warm' winter...lol! So that's why only the very hardiest of the bulbs will survive here. In fact, I think a lot of people find it amazing that ANYthing survives here, bulbs or otherwise! I give up, where are you? Not Antarctica, because only lichens grow there. So it must be Yukon, N.W.T. or Alaska. Or Russian Asia eastwards. Go on, gissa clue. someone You're getting close! I live south of N.W.T. in central Saskatchewan, Canada at the southern edge of the Boreal Forest. Our winters are as cold as they are because we're more or less in the centre of the continent far away from any major bodies of water that would influence our climate, and all that Arctic air comes right down the middle of the continent! We had a long winter this year and our growing season is probably two or three weeks behind 'normal'. My Scillas and Puschkinias are just starting to bloom now, and tulips are just starting to come up. My forsythia's buds have just started to show some yellow in the last couple of days, and it's usually in full bloom by now. I've attached a photo of the forsythia close to full bloom, before the end of April in 2006. Regards, Rick A |
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"Radar" wrote in message ... "someone" wrote in message ... snip I give up, where are you? Not Antarctica, because only lichens grow there. So it must be Yukon, N.W.T. or Alaska. Or Russian Asia eastwards. Go on, gissa clue. someone You're getting close! I live south of N.W.T. in central Saskatchewan, Canada at the southern edge of the Boreal Forest. Our winters are as cold as they are because we're more or less in the centre of the continent far away from any major bodies of water that would influence our climate, and all that Arctic air comes right down the middle of the continent! We had a long winter this year and our growing season is probably two or three weeks behind 'normal'. My Scillas and Puschkinias are just starting to bloom now, and tulips are just starting to come up. My forsythia's buds have just started to show some yellow in the last couple of days, and it's usually in full bloom by now. I've attached a photo of the forsythia close to full bloom, before the end of April in 2006. Fascinating! Thank you for your reply. Here are three of my cats' graves in the lawn, taken 27 Feb 2009. Two have been there for over 15 years. http://www.flickr.com/photos/12519030@N02/3507280638/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12519030@N02/3506472859/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12519030@N02/3507280500/ someone in N. Wiltshire U.K. someone in N. Wiltshire, U.K. |
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