1-26-03: Purchased 3 bulbs from local garden center, stored in zip lock bag containing peat moss, orgainic compost, fungicide, and bloom...Read More boosting plant food. watered and cut corners to drain. Placed in refridgerator.
2-7-03: Planted 3 bulbs in clay pot.
3-26-03: Buds formed after 6 weeks
6-16-03: First of 4 buds bloomed. (17 weeks from planting)
7-7-03: Last two buds blooming, both should be spent in a week.
Notes: Stems should have reached 36-48" high, mine only grew to 22". Individual flowers are fragrant, 6-8" wide, and last about 7-10 days. Petals are a pale pastel pink fading to white edges, with deep fuchia centers and papillae (spots). Blooming cycle lasted 4 weeks. Planted in a medium sized clay pot with Icelandic Poppies.
1-26-03: Purchased 3 bulbs from local garden center, stored in zip lock bag containing peat moss, orgainic compost, fungicide, and bloom...Read More