I had one of these in my yard, which I transplanted it into a garden bed—while in flower, which is a bad idea. Better to mark it with a...Read More flag and come back after they are done with their season. Nonetheless, it came back this spring and I am thrilled. The flowers open for merely a short period of day, but they are absolutely stunning!
The bulbs can be deep, up to a foot, sometimes more. Be sure to plant the bulbs around the same depth as you dug them.
They grow in a clay deposit in a field around my shop. The dirt has never been altered or amended. They do not grow in my limestone grave...Read Morely soil or the caliche. They are a sign of a nice wet spring. They do not show their faces in droughty years. I do not water or tend to them in any way and they are fine with it other than taking the dry years off. I tried moving it and it did not take. I did move it to under some oak trees in a limestone soil and shade. I love them and want many more. I am thinking about collecting some seeds and propagating them this fall. Any ideas of how to treat the seed?
I read somewhere that they do not like to be moved when they are blooming. And one can plant the seeds in fall here in Texas.I will be trying to grow from seed this fall.
west Houston, TX (Zone 9a) | October 2006 | positive
These bulbs like to be dry when dormant; blooms open midmorning and fade before sundown; blooms March thru May in TX; flowers in shades o...Read Moref blue with the occasional white; native to TX, OK, KS, MO, ARK, LA, MS, ALA, and TN.
I had one of these in my yard, which I transplanted it into a garden bed—while in flower, which is a bad idea. Better to mark it with a...Read More
They grow in a clay deposit in a field around my shop. The dirt has never been altered or amended. They do not grow in my limestone grave...Read More
These bulbs like to be dry when dormant; blooms open midmorning and fade before sundown; blooms March thru May in TX; flowers in shades o...Read More