Our giant squills are blooming this year! They took last year off so I was hoping for an exceptional show. But there are only three stalks. We planted three bulbs and each has divided so I was hoping for six flowers. Maybe next year.
The stalk on the left is 5'11" tall.
These are fun flowers to put in a vase. They sway back and forth. One would be pointing far to the left when we leave for work and by the time we get home in the evening it would be peeking around the corner to the right. They last a long time after you've cut them. If you want to make a statement in your grand foyer, these are the flowers to use. Of course, if you don't live in aMediterranean climate, you won't have a lot of luck growing them.
The flowers open from the bottom of the stalk and work their way to the top. Here's what the section with the open flowers looks like.
The bulbs each weighed about 10 pounds. That worked out to be about a dollar a pound. Such a deal!
6 comments:
Really spectacular! Are they the ones that keep getting taller after they are cut?
The picture of the three of them calls to mind really tall flamingoes (with one leg missing).
Stunning flahrs! Thanks!
too pretty-and large.
Just think what they will look like in about 5 years.
Very Nice. I like them!
Word verif: pidiedle (doesn't resemble anything...I just thought it was neat-o)
You need a size aid thing in your photo: a yardstick, a person, that day's newspaper.
Really beautiful flowers. Thanks!
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