22-03-2025, 11:57 AM
Yes, I put mine out into the garden each year when they get tired, and they do quite well, though really they aren't designed for our climate. There was a garden in Blenheim, a very old one, where the ground by the front gate was shaded by a huge old tree and underneath was this spreading carpet of the tiny neopolitana cyclamen. It was a glory to see. My German friend Susanne, who breeds daylilies, has a similar planting in her garden, and sends me photos every year when they bloom, knowing how much I love them. They like the cold I think, and here we rarely get that level of crisp these days...
I learned something today, about magnolias. Apparently they are one of the most primitive plants we have, 100 million years old fossil records, and they predate bees, hence their particular form in petal and reproduction. Another one I have always loved.
I learned something today, about magnolias. Apparently they are one of the most primitive plants we have, 100 million years old fossil records, and they predate bees, hence their particular form in petal and reproduction. Another one I have always loved.