Continuing on with this Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips series, we’ll now look more at these lovely, little Candlestick tulips. They keep good company with the Persian Pearls and the Lady Jane miniature tulips. Candlestick, (Tulip.Tubergen’s Gem Tulip) is another hardy little species tulip. This miniature variety is really pretty. With its dark yellow and red […]
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After the Persian Pearls, next on deck in this series of spring time Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips are the dainty Lady Jane. These miniature tulips also brave the unpredictable early spring elements. White their white and pink petals, Lady Jane tulips are a welcome sight in the xeriscape gardens! For anyone that thinks a
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In this Native, Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips series, rather than lumping them together in one post as done previously, I’m featuring select varieties in individual posts. Given some of the beautiful photos I’ve been able to capture this season (IMHO), I believe they are worthy of each taking the center stage. This series will
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These little maroon and yellow trimmed, bell-shaped flowers had me totally perplexed for the last couple of seasons! Despite countless image searches on Google, I kept coming up empty handed. Given their appearance, I kept thinking they were some variety of wildflower tulips as they too bloom in early spring. Trying multiple keyword search variations
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After the Dwarf Iris have made their mark, and Grape Hyacinths are popping up, Pasque flowers are one of the first herbaceous perennials to bloom in early spring. The Xeriscape gardens continue to come to life with these low-growing, fuzzy, flowering plants. As an early spring perennial flowering plant, it’s low-growing. The plant looks fuzzy
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As the Dwarf Iris fade away for another season, the next round of early risers takes center stage in the rocky xeriscape gardens. This is the diminutive Grape Hyacinths which are among the other early spring flowers. Like others, they are a bit slow to rise from their winter slumber given the weather conditions we’ve
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