Showing posts with label fritillaria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fritillaria. Show all posts

Sunday, April 06, 2014

Fritillaria Crown Imperial. 4.6.14

Fritillaria Crown Imperial.  4.6.14
Turned out nice.

The leaves do have a musty odor.  I don't know if that repels animals, but they haven't bothered this plant.

Sunday, March 09, 2014

Spring Bulbs. Update. 3.9.14

Sprouting fritillaria "Crown Imperial"

Sprouting Fritillaria "Crown Imperial"
Puttering.
I discovered another sprout like the prior unkown.  This one, by a label I made last fall.  Fritillaria "crown imperial".  I was going to give up on these.

The other also had a label.  I didn't see it.

Wooden sticks make bad labels in this wet climate.  They rot too fast.

So part one of this experiment was a success.  They survived winter and are sprouting.

Part 2 of this experiment.  They continue to grow, they don't rot, and rabbits and deer don't eat them.  Websites claim this variety has a strong musky odor that repels deer and rabbits.

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Planted a few more bulbs

Daffodils and Fritillaria
I've tried in the past to grow Fritillaria.  No success.  This time, I planted it on its side.  According to the instructions, that will reduce the risk for water collection in the bulb's folds.

I planted the 15 Daffodils in groups, 3 clusters.

More color for spring.  If the Fritillaria does not grow, there should still be the Daffodils.