Topic: Autumn bulbs

[Palustris]

Not the sharpest picture, they jiggle about. These are Leucojum autumnale flowering about 3 weeks earlier than normal. The flowers are  about 1cm long, non-scented and this clone does not seem to set seed, sorry.

[Mrs Ava]

oooooooooo pretty tho!

[Gardengirl]

Oh they are lovely Eric - have put them on my list.  Do I notice you have them in a pot.  

[eileen]

Oh dear, Oh dear my list is beginning to look like a toilet roll!!!

Those are so delicate looking Eric, really lovely!! Are they fully hardy as I'd like to plant them outside in my woodland area? I notice they have moss around them - is that essential for keeping the bulbs and roots protected?

Eileen.

[Palustris]

The moss is there because I was too idle to clean it off, as the leaves are like very thin grass and it is a very very fiddly job to weed round them. I have never even tried to grow them outside of the alpine house so I cannot inform as to their hardiness. I have a feeling that they would be slightly tender. They are fairly easy to come by from specialist alpine nurseries.

[Plocket]

What beautiful little flowers!

[Lady Cosmos]

Very nice. The autumn snowflake (leucojum autumnale) is semi- hardy. That means below minus 2 degree the plant is in danger. After planting in spring, about 12 cm deep, I dig them out after flowering and store them dry at a temp. 18-20 degree.