Cloncaw's Journal

Lovely, I got to like these last year and have a few different colours this year but only 2 have flowered so far. Bought a few from ebay and they arrived yesterday, cannot wait for them to flower, but it might be next year as they are small, all dark ones.

That is just beautiful and I'm in full agreement on the snowdrops as well.Any plant that flowers as reliably at this time of the year is worth its wait in gold.

Beautiful, I think once you start to grow them you just can't stop. There are so many variations its hard to resist them --- well thats my excuse anyway

What a welcme sight. Mine are not open yet but I can't wait : )

I think 'niger' (the one above) is definitely the nicest of all. My pink ones (orientalis) are in full flower at the moment. It seems to be taking an age for my niger to open. But each day, they're that bit closer. I found a seedling of orientalis in flower in my triangular bed the other day, this is the bed that was totally cleared out last summer to make way for different plants. Funny thing is, the seedlings take a couple of years before flowering I think!

Nice one,,and so many flower buds.

A beauty! They are great plants to have at this time of year. And grand to plant in places where you would plant much else such as underneath shrubs and trees. and even the leaves are lovely on their own.

Lovely! I have some Orientalis in flower now, and also some seedlings coming on for next year hopefully.

Lovely picture! My "niger" self-seeded last summer and the plants are now quite viable so I'm going to use them in another bed next season.