It's official - spring is here. When the Snowdrops bloom I know the worst is over and it will soon be green instead of brown again in the garden. These are the double flowered ones which are lovely. I just wish they weren't all pointing down at the ground so you could see their 'faces'. These will stay in bloom pretty much until the weather heats up. They just can't take any extended period of head and will grow long, leggy foliage before disappearing until next spring. We have got these planted all over the place because even though they are not woodland plants, they can be planted under trees because they are come up so early in the season that they are finished ripening their foliage before the leaves come out to create shade. There are a number of different species and this double form and they are not expensive bulbs so there' no excuse for not having them in the garden. They multiply rather rapidly and transplant easily even 'in the green' so you can rearrange them as you wish.Jane
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I just love Snow Drops. We don't have the doubles, but do have many of the little old fashion ones. In our garden they are still emerging and still in bud, but it won't be long. What we have blooming now is Eranthis, and the Galanthus blooms right on its heels. I may try a post about the Eranthis.
Our Eranthis seem to bloom after the snowdrops. I wish you would write about Eranthis. We have a hard time keeping them alive from year to year. A few clumps survive for awhile, but they don't seem as dependable.
Jane
I did write about them today. I have heard others say they couldn't grow them and asked what I thought was the problem. I really do not know. But, I do know that this property used to be a limestone quarry in the back. The soil is very shallow on top of the stone. I am assuming the soil is alkaline. We are in Lexington, KY. I do not know what you have in Ohio, but you probably do. I wonder if something is eating your little bulbs. They aren't really bulbs, but that is what I call them.
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