Actually, I think there's some downstairs blooming right now, I'll go check and get back to you.

@CarolineScott
Oxalis regnellii 'Fanny'
The present oxalis blooms are an accidental by-product of being in a pot overwintered in the basement, probably Gloriosas. They're just not taking their rest period laying down. I've been getting some the last couple of years because they are so adaptable, you can stick em about anywhere.


Here's another forcer group shot -

Love this thread. Nice way to start the morning, Thanks Jack!

Great show, Jack! Thank you for posting. My favorite might be Odoratus or maybe Chroma but can't say for sure. Do many of these come back for you?

Most end up planted outside and, indeed, most come back. That's the daffodils; tulips I just throw away.

So do you stock up at the end of season sales.

I usually order a first round in the summer for fall delivery from Brent and Becky's, John Scheepers, and M & Z.
When the half off sale from B & B around Thanksgiving happens, I usually order some more, sometimes (if any left) the more expensive ones.

I've never ordered from M&Z. Is the quality as good as John Scheepers/Van Engelen?

Can be.
They sometimes have some cultivars the others lack.
example - Daffodil Kaydee, (I remember when B & B carried it, but they moved on...)
another ex. - Tulip Gen. de Wet.
I'm not a fan of their cover company, but haven't really encountered problems from this division (worked with a couple of decades).

Colorblends are up and running for fall bulbs: https://www.colorblends.com

So is Brent and Becky's
https://brentandbeckysbulbs.co...

Now's the time to order the colchicum of your choice before they run out.

When I went downstairs this evening, my jaw nearly dropped to the ground. Not only were a couple pots of tulips ready to be added to the upstairs grouping presentation, but there before my eyes was a big pot of Agapanthus blooming! It came from a raffle 1st place a couple of years ago from west coast retailer, Anne's Annuals & Perennials. I potted it up due to it's tenderness and over wintered it in the basement, set it out for the summer, transplanted it and did it again last year. I figured it was never going to bloom,,,and then it did..




The evening's surprises weren't over yet. A pot of Anemones forced had a bloom. This was the first time I'd ever tried to force them.


Wonders never cease!

I see a 2nd bud stalk there too! A friend of mine has big pots of agapanthus he overwinters in his garage and they bloom nicely in summer. I don't think he's ever had blooms while they were in winter storage though.

Jack. It's springtime at your house

That's exciting!

Group photo
< purplelicous?

WOW. Love it