Colchicum 'Harlequin' is apparently new enough that only Odyssey Bulbs, from whom I bought it, has any information on it: "With their pointed, twisted, creamy-white segments, blotched irregularly with purple toward their bases, the flowers (borne in September) of this aptly named and utterly distinctive cultivar really do give the impression of a jester's hat [...]
November 2003
Lilac Wonder
November 21, 2003 – Posted in: Colchicums
The first time Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder' bloomed for me, I wondered if perhaps I didn't plant it deep enough, it flopped so. I think I even made a note to dig it up when dormant and reset it deeper. It's just as well I didn't, because, as Bowles describes, "'Lilac Wonder' has a very long [...]
The Cutting Wind, The Blowing Snow
November 14, 2003 – Posted in: WeatherWinter has arrived. It has come swiftly, suddenly, and with savageness. October was, over all, a mild month. There was no bitter chill, and even days when the weather was unusually mild. Frost, this fall, came very late. So, as fall gave way toward winter it was mild weather leading into . . . what? [...]
Days of Grace
November 13, 2003 – Posted in: Garden choresThe weather has relented a bit for last-minute chores (and last-minute gardeners).
Last Chance?
November 3, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, What's up/bloomingAs I write, it is 68 degrees F, quite possibly the warmest it will get for the rest of the year. We did general pick-up-the-yard-before-snow-comes over the weekend, and I mapped out half of the Juneberry bed. Would like to map out the other half tomorrow or whenever else it is mild enough, but duty [...]
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