There were many beauties in the garden this morning, but Bellevalia turkestanica (or atroviolacea to its friends) was definitely posing for the camera.
Bellevalia turkestanica
Bellevalia dubia
It may be cold outside but that’s not putting Bellevalia dubia off from putting on a fine show this morning.
Two weeks ago it was looking like a frog, now it has become a handsome prince 🙂
Bellevalia trifoliata
A native to many countries around the Mediterranean, I’m pleased to welcome the elegant Bellevalia trifoliata into my garden 🙂
Bellevalia kurdistanica
Bellevalia kurdistanica revelling in a spot of spring sunshine.
Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’
Lovely distinctive pale blue flowers with white lobes, Muscari armeniacum ‘Valerie Finnis’ was named after a distinguished British Horticulturalist.
Valerie Finnis was a specialist in Alpine Plants and was associated with the Waterperry Horticulture School for Women for over 28 years. The site is now known as Waterperry Gardens a private business which opens the 8 acre garden to the public.
Bellevalia cyanopoda
This low growing Bellevalia cyanopoda is displaying beautifully a purple stem, purple pedicels and unusual blue buds which open to white, with purple stamen.
The word ‘cyanopoda’ actually suggests blue feet!
Beautiful Blue
The flowers are beginning to open on Bellevalia turkestanica also known by the synonym Bellevalia atroviolacea.
‘Atro’ means ‘darkest’ and this unusual and beautiful plant displays the darkest blue of all the Bellevalias.
Muscari Name Game
Muscari ‘Ocean Magic’ – 23 March 2019
In the world of Muscari cultivation there are many varieties which have lovely names… but who fail to live up to expectation.
I think Muscari ‘Ocean Magic’ is an exception. There is something very much like an ocean wave in its colouration as it opens its buds. A real beauty, well named.
Brazen Bellevalia
So Bellevalia’s are new to me and I genuinely did not know what to expect.
As far as I can see so far they are a weird and wonderful world of curious pleasures 🙂
Bellevalia longistyla has a dark stem at its centre and delightful purple stamen inside white, green veined flowers.
The flower buds are gradually loosing their elegant, upright poise. A bit like a Victorian lady undoing her tight corset and suddenly letting it all hang out!
Muscari pulchellum pulchellum
Sometimes it is not about the flowers being fully open.
Sometimes there is just a perfect moment, when the lower flowers are just opening, the buds are still displaying their interesting early colour and the flowers at the top are looking amazing in the low light of a gloomy afternoon.
Muscari pulchellum pulchellum is more than living up to its Latin name today.
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