The massive , and rarely seen Geranium maderense , which I had grow from germ last give , is starting to mature . I am hop that this impressive coinage blooms this springiness . A cutter metal money from Madeira , it is sometimes discover in quondam gardening leger , and even grown at Christopher Lloyd Great Dixter at the entrance to the chief star sign . This is s white form of the more common mauve , but what makes this plant so dramatic is it ’s floral display , producing a monumental cluster of flowers which sit around directly over the huge , palmate leaf , each head containing hundreds , of flowers . It may self germ in the ideal medeterraniean shape of California , but in large containers in the north , it can make a stunning plant . unluckily , it is a biennial , and although it takes 2 years to blossom from seed , it will most in all probability break , in the third . come of this white flowered strain , are costly , but can be get pre - cool down atJeletto seedsin Germany ( they have a groovy web site , and ship worldwide ) . Do n’t make the mistake I did , and plant your seeds in the nursery where it is cool , it charter me 2 years to find out that the seed sprout at temperatures above 80 deg . F. Once sprout , which was tight , within 2 hebdomad with these pre - treated seeds , they can then be moved to a cool , sunny spot aroung 50 degree F.Geranium maderense in its slimly more common color , a mauve word form . Geranium maderense repotted into a larger pot , in which it will most likely remain until after it blooms this spring .
A seedling of Lachenalia reflexa , grown from seed collected from a weed I had spring up 5 years ago . These “ Yellow Soldiers ” . as they are known in both South Africa where they are aboriginal , and in Australia , are now incursive weeds and the species is find itself on many land ’s invasive seminal fluid list . Invasive species and the risk of introducing them is a material concern to you environment , but for me , here in the wintertime - cold area of northerly New England , this genus offers little risk . It does seem a little airheaded with my one plant , grown from 5 seeds that I saved from a incandescent lamp which I grew from a packet of wild collected seed , but the idea would not be slaphappy if I lived in San Diego or Los Angeles . In Australia , some areas have the ground covered with thousand of these lachenalia speices . upkeep must always be engage , I am not aware of this particular species being added to any American ejaculate restriction list , yet , but I would imagine that it will be , soon .
Look , my first Robin of the year ! We went out and bought repast worms today , after all , it ’s January . A seedling of Cyclamen coum pop to bloom with midget , cyclamen flowers. … and yes , these cold , yet sunny January days volunteer lilliputian for the child to do outside , although , and big Racoon grumbled across the lawn this afternoon , and Margaret and Fergus somehow got the sluggish animal stuck in a tree , along the edge of our yard , with some help from our Polish immigrant neighbors ’ German Shepard whose name we really do n’t know , for they call Lubby , or nubby , or buh - yay , we ’ll just call him Buddy . Ahh … .a little exhilaration at last ! Go , bubay , go ! Atta son .
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