Neal,
That makes complete sense. It has been cloudy since they bloomed. And "closed tight" is a good description, like huddling against cold (thought its not that cold!)
I think the "lying down and dying" phase was just due to two days of unusually heavy rain, and they came back from that a little. Standing part-way back up, at least.
I love hyacinths, especially giant hyacinths. But they were very unwilling to come back even one year for me, and the few that did decided that they didn't need to show many blooms (bloomlets? florets?). "Not dead yet" was enough for them.
Seedfork,
I love the colors on Crocus vernus after they open.
Darn! I only have photos of the closed ones.
Some of
@dirtdorphins ' photos above look like Crocus vernus: purple outside, white throat, and gold or yellow internal parts.
I guess mine are actually called "Giant Dutch Crocus, because the variety is 'Flower Record'
Giant Dutch Crocus (Crocus vernus 'Flower Record')
The first year I planted fall bulbs, I gave them the best drainage I could and had beginners luck.
