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!
Bellevalia cyanopoda
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!
Bellevalia buds and babies
Today I have three tales from the Bellevalias to share in pictures.
1, The buds on Bellevalia longistyla are still green and tightly packed, but the appearance of a dark collar at the base of the raceme adds a touch of elegance as the flower spike pushes up.
2, Bellevalia cyanopoda looks a little like a pineapple sitting on its leaves with the raindrops close by. The leaves have a subtle touch of red along their margins.
Bellevalia cyanopoda – 15 Mar 2019
3, And last but not least, not much to look at may be, but very exciting to me… seedlings coming through for Bellevalia paradoxa.
Muscari commutatum album
Another one of those ‘not blue’ Grape Hyacinths. I find the curious white and pinky grey Muscari commutatum album fascinating… but then I am obsessed!
Bellevalia longistyla
This year is my first for growing Bellevalias. I am very excited by the flower heads poking their noses through… I am less happy to report that the snails appear to be just as excited by the leaves of Bellevalia longistyla!
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