13 - Friday, March 3, 1989 - North Shore News

: IN LIFESTYLES

Buib flowers are
sure signs of spring

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IT’S MARCH and spring is surely on its way, although the “Jack Snipe’ and the multi-flower- ° Verticals i
signs may be few and far between depending on where you wee (10 co 12 ia in aon 25 to “Pleated Shades |
live in Canada. Among tulips, the earliest to @ Woven Woods |
One of the first sure indicators such as /ris reticulata (dwarf Iris), bloom are the species such as © Ball i
to which everyone louks forward is Chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), Tulipa tarda, turkestanica, and a Shades |
flowers — such as, crocus, winter Puschkinia libanotica and Scilla urumiensis. These little yellow and i ® Drapery Tracks |

white tulips are the direct descen-
dants of the very first varieties
discovered by the Dutch in their
travels in Asia minor about four
centuries ago. They are still

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siberica. — all very hardy and
under 10 cm (4 in.) in height.
However, the best known harb-
inger of spring is undoubtedly the
The earliest include the

aconite, snowdrops, miniature
daffodils and the very early
botanical tulips.

The blooms of these early spr-

ing-flowering bulbs provide relief crocus.
from the grey winter blahs and lift’ botanical Crocus ancyrensis cultivated today, virtually un- Sf1 g%
the spirits. The ‘‘little bulbs’’ (orange or gold), C. chrysanthus changed from their original ap- .
bloom first; among the earliest is (blue, purple, yellow, orange and pearance. — 6
Eranthis hyemalis, the winter white), C. tomasinianus (bright Soon after they flower, the LONSD. ALE
aconite. lavender) and the large-flowering botanical Tulip2 kaufmanniana orn

About the same time and size as = Dutch crocus, C. vernus, available shows its regal blossoms. Standing Wi l oe
Exanthis, we can expect to see the — in a wide range of fresh colors. only about 20 cm (8 in.), Kauf- in ong
delicate little flowers of Galanthus, The spring flower show then manniana is sometimes called the Gift Stedies
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beautifully and great drifts of

snowdrops may last for decades.
Following quickly are the
flowers of other ‘‘little bulbs,’’

pointed petals open wide. Some of
its best known cuitivars are ‘Hearts
See Tulips
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tulips. Among the former, the
miniature cyclamineus cuitivars
appear first. Some examples are
‘February Gold,’ ‘Peeping Tom,’

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