Or maybe, so it ends for the reticulatas. I bought hundreds of them years ago and they've dwindled away each year. Now, it's starting to look like this will be the only one to bloom this year.

I'm also quickly learning the disadvantages of gardening in places other than your primary residence. This was the first chance I had to get a photo and the third day the bloom was open (hence the broken standard).

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The other bulbs have been blooming for a while now (don't forget the crocus are in the family Iridaceae) and here are a few:

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While I'm posting, I visited Matthaei Botanical Gardens yesterday and you can see the photos here.

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Happy spring everyone!

Brock