April 3, 2009 by Linda
Those words were written by H.F. du Pont in 1916. That blue sheet of the March Bank is predominately Glory-of-the-snow or Chionodoxa forbesii (above), formerly known as Chionodoxa luciliae. Its blossoms are upward facing and star-shaped. The petals are joined at the base, unlike those of the squill. The Siberian squill, Scilla siberica (below), has nodding star-like flowers. Note that their petals are separate. Both are easy to grow and available in the nursery trade.
Daffodils are starting, star magnolias are coming on, and the blue of the March Bank is returning. https://t.co/koiT1ZBzPX
- Thursday Mar 29 - 9:24pm
RareFind Nursery brought some of my favorite witch hazels today...several other woodies too. @… https://t.co/xHZKqygYbP
- Saturday Mar 10 - 1:50pm
Snowdrops, winter aconite, hellebores and many other treasures on sale at today’s Bank to Bend… https://t.co/CmScJo411i
- Saturday Mar 10 - 1:44pm
Tommies! Crocus tommasinianus, or 'tommies', were named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de… https://t.co/4TpI7F7yxX
- Thursday Feb 22 - 1:48am
A yellow-themed post, starting with closeups and finishing with winter aconite and adonis as far… https://t.co/tfLRrLlxLp
- Tuesday Feb 20 - 10:06pm
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Thanks! Now I can tell the difference between the 2 early blue flowers. I could never remember which was which but this is a nice memory jogger.