What’s in Bloom

The small, fragrant, nodding white flowers of snowdrops are a welcome sight in February.  These small bulbs naturalize in woodland gardens with rich, moist soil.  Native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southern Ukraine, these perennials combine well with winter-aconite and witch-hazels

Each orchid orb spans four feet in diameter and features 75 orchids. To create these orbs, our horticulturists layer wet sphagnum moss and Phalaenopsis orchids in rows along custom-built metal forms.

This beautiful, small, bulbous plant grows densely in groups and is suited to be grown in containers. Long, lance-shaped leaves, usually 2-3 inches, are a striking dark gray, with vivid green patches and a deep violet underside. Native to South Africa, silver-squill usually occurs in evergreen woodlands and thicket forests in river valleys. The spotted leaves enable the species to blend into its thicket environment.  Florets are mainly greenish white with a flush of pink.

One of the first blooms to appear in the new year, Eranthis hyemalis has sunny yellow flowers with a sweet honey-like fragrance. Its flowers look like solitary buttercups sitting on a circle of lacey green leaves. They open wide on sunny days from late winter to early spring and thrive in the shade of deciduous trees.  They will naturalize in well-drained, fertile soil under deciduous trees.


 

A crocus that naturalizes well in open lawns or beneath deciduous trees, Crocus tommasinianus blooms in late winter and early spring.  The pale lavender flowers open in sunlight but remain closed on cloudy days.  They are one of the few crocus that voles and squirrels seem to ignore, making them a good choice for gardens.