New Petals Gently Coaxed

that is beautiful

That is stunning Diohio.......

I am so jealous but happy for you ;-)

Beautiful Diohio

What a wonder! I love it.

Very impressive! Do they grow from bulbs or did you buy a plant?

This is fabulous Di. To think that I had these blooming in large clumps all over my front yard when I lived in California.

Thanks so much everyone !

Oh Mikec, you're kidding !! And you moved away from that ! Oh my. I know, I love the snow too but that would have been very hard to move away from ! Did you cut them/ handle them much?

This baby was given to me Readbythepond. I know you can buy seed but you should also be able to buy the tubers. Not sure on that though.

My next question is should I let one of the blooms go to seed or should I save energy and cut them as they fade? I'd love to try to start some from seed.......not even sure they'll make seed though.

I used to be a floral designer in another lifetime. I loved designing arrangements with them. Didn't get the opportunity often as they are so expensive.
Yours is incredible. What a wonderful gift.
Lisa

I managed to germinate 4 seeds out of 6. Soak seeds overnight, press into damp sand cover with polythene bag leave in warm airing cupboard until germinated (mine took 6 months). I have been waiting 4 years for flowers but maybe my region is too cold.

I think that it's worth a try to see if one will go to seed and to see how they do for you Di. As Ams mentioned it does take a while but it must have been a lot of fun to watch them grow. I did cut some from the front yard in CA to bring in the house.

Thanks everyone !
And thank you Ams for the seed info. I'll give that a try if I get seeds !

Wow! Excellent effort and pic, Di, it's all the more wonderful for the snow covered ground out in the yard! Hurry Spring!