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.
Beautyberry, hardy orange and an autumn flowering Scilla. https://t.co/DONAfPpusg
- Sunday Sep 9 - 4:31am
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
Winterthur Weather Data
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.