Photos of unknowns
- Subject: Photos of unknowns
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:59:26 EDT
Unknown daffodil (April 21) is a full-sized, double daffodil, about the same
height as the standard 'King Alfred.' It is an early bloomer, one of the
earliest in my yard, even earlier than 'Ice Follies,' but blooming about the
same time as the miniature double 'Rip Van Winkle' which it resembles.
The bulbs are rather vigorous and have tripled or more since we dug the
original ones about thirty-years-ago in a pasture near an old homestead here
in western MA. A friend who also loves daffodils has the same bulbs which he
dug from an old school yard in Illinois. He usually is a stickler about plant
names, but doesn't have a clue about this one's name. Probably grows it
because it reminds him of Illinois.
Close-up of the double daff.
Unknown Ranunculus or whatever (April 28 in front of an opening 'Ice
Follies' daffodil) has a flower about the size of a dime -- which I forgot to
put in the picture for size comparison. This looks very much like Caltha
palustris, marsh marigold, but is much smaller. Once it has flowered and the
weather begins to get warm the plant dies back. It doesn't appear to set
seed, but propagates by runners. I haven't taken a handlens to look at the
specifics of the flower. A pleasant plant, not particularly invasive. I
remember an article in TAG or Horticulture by Pam Harper about plants that
look similar to this one, but haven't been able to find the article. What
bothers me about this plant is that garden clubs around here are selling it
as marsh marigold. Several of my friends have it; no one seems to know how
they got it (including me); no one has a clue as to its name, but those in
the know say it is not marsh marigold.
Close-up of the unknown Ranunculus
Georgene A. Bramlage
AKA Cercis
Zone 4 / 5
western MA
The garden must be prepared in the soul first, or else it will not flourish.
Author Unknown
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