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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Fritillaria pudica

 "It is one of the most delightful of all spring flowering bulbs, and should be planted in colonies in every sunny, well drained gritty rock garden."

                                                    C.H. Grey


Fritillaria pudica

I couldn't agree more with Mr. Grey more about his statement above. This is a special little flower to me and I have written about it extensively. You can search the Clone Wars and the Golden Bells of the Sahaptin land to read more about it. I really just needed a foil to talk about the weather and the masses of these little golden thimbles in the greenhouse on a chilly February day provided that foil. 



F. pudica 'Richard Britten' just emerging 



It was 19 degrees this morning, pretty chilly for a late February morning after a few weeks of mild temps, remember we had 68 degrees about 10 days ago and that pushed a lot of stuff into growth. I believe the weatherman was saying the low temps could be record setting, of course the last few weeks high temperatures were record setting as well. Does it bother anyone else that we set a new record every couple of weeks now? For a plantsman, setting high temperature records and low temperature records within a week or so of each other will certainly keep you on your toes. 

Hopefully this little post of sunny, golden bells finds you warm and well. 

Mark Akimoff





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  1. Panayoti KelaidisFebruary 28, 2022 at 6:17 AM

    I have a number of yellowbells finally growing in my garden thanks to you! But what a thrill it is to find them in the wild.

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  2. mark akimoffFebruary 28, 2022 at 11:59 AM

    I couldn't agree more! It is a cheery little bloomer to brighten up the late winter! I'll have to plan a trip out to the Columbia River Gorge to see them in bloom soon. All the best,

    Mark

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