Actually I am new at this, I'm not sure if I can ask this here, but here goes! I would like to know my chances of growing this awesome ( ...Read Morefrom all reports) plant in my central New York state zone 5a garden. There are such positive comments on it-could I lift the bulbs in the fall?
If I should have posted this elsewhere please tell me.. Thanks!
Garden City, MI (Zone 6b) | August 2004 | positive
I enjoy this plant immensely--such a beautiful shade of blue. After a year or so, it begins to spread but not too rapidly. I have it bo...Read Morerdering a bed of daylilies. Of course, it blooms earlier.
I planted the Queen Fabiola variety on 5/15/04 in a refurbished flower bed (full sun) - 6 bulbs to a grouping. Growth was evident 10 day...Read Mores later, and today (8/1/04) there are a number of blooms. I can only hope they will spread and thicken.
As a young kid growing up in Northern California I remember the hills being covered with this beautiful blue flower. The stem would be h...Read Moreigh about the grass and very very wirey. Loved the color and thought they were beautiful growing wild. Have always loved them and now have them growing in my flower beds in Washington state. Had to buy the bulbs, haven't seen any wild one here. But highly recommend them for the beautiful blue flowers. They prefer soil that drys out after they flower giving the bulbs time to rest and surprise us again next Spring
Actually I am new at this, I'm not sure if I can ask this here, but here goes! I would like to know my chances of growing this awesome ( ...Read More
I enjoy this plant immensely--such a beautiful shade of blue. After a year or so, it begins to spread but not too rapidly. I have it bo...Read More
I planted the Queen Fabiola variety on 5/15/04 in a refurbished flower bed (full sun) - 6 bulbs to a grouping. Growth was evident 10 day...Read More
As a young kid growing up in Northern California I remember the hills being covered with this beautiful blue flower. The stem would be h...Read More