I ordered the ranunculus bulbs for my garden. When they arrived from across the atlantic, I was so excited! I opened the box. inside the box was a bunch of…ewww. The directions were to soak the grossest looking roach-y bulbs overnight before planting in dirt. In the morning the bulbs had grown twice their original disgusting size. I could barely touch them. I kept reminding myself that the end result was worth it. I still get the heebie-jeebies when I think of how this stunning flower comes to be. It is still my favorite. I hope they come up this spring. We did have deer come a few times to munch on some things. If they come up, I will proudly post the flowers.
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This is also my favourite flower ever. I love all colors of them!
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Me too. I planted some bulbs last fall, I sooooo hope they come up. Nice to meet you, Nguyen-Kan. ~amy
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Nice to meet you too : )
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Hi, Amy, I was nominated for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers by a kind person, and would in turn like to nominate you for the same award. I love your posts, our contact and your dogs! Details are in this post, including a photo of the award. If you don’t want to accept, no worries, as I understand some bloggers don’t want to get caught up in the work entailed. I promise I won’t send trolling posts or send you dolls with pins in . Take care, Love Mo
http://thecrazycrone.com/2014/02/20/another-award-sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers/
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Blousey, full blown and gorgeously petalled; Ranunculus are my favourites too, well, along with Peonies and Roses. Here in England I have struggled to grow Ranunculus in our wet Winters. But I love to buy bunches of them and some of the best I have ever had were white and dashed with a deep berry colour- like a raspberry ripple ice-cream. They were from the Florist in Harrods in London, no less! I hope yours grow Amy- Karen.
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Wow, you shop for flowers @ Harrods in London?! I’m so honored to know someone who can say that! Peonies are my second favorite flower. I’ve never tried to grow them though, I don’t think they would do well in Alabama. If they don’t grow, I will buy myself a bunch to photograph. ~amy
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You made me laugh! If I am ever in London I always visit Liberty, Harvey Nick’s and Harrods. The florists in Harrods always have something special. I used to live in London and visited often with my husband after we moved away. But I do not make it back there very regularly now, But I so miss the buzz of the city and some of the most innovative florists are all in…..yes, you guessed , London! I adore flowers and when I ran my business I used to buy huge boxes of chartreuse Chrysanthemums, Glory Lilies, or sweet peas in the Summer. These used to come from the flower market in London, in Covent Garden. These flowers were always full sized,gigantically tall and HUGE arrangements could be created.I love flowers. I feel that you and I are so lucky in that we can experience the most amazing amount of pleasure from really very simple things. -Karen
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In Carlsbad, California (North San Diego County) there are flower fields where ranunculus are grown….every spring the hillsides are in full bloom…beautiful to see, then after the bloom, the bulbs are retrieved and sold. The bulbs do look disturbing….having lived so close to the fields, we would buy some bulbs every year and try to get them to grow in our flower garden….we were next to a field that was infested with gophers…they loved them 🙂
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Gophers. Mmm, perhaps a cat would help? We have moles & my cat brings them to my door & I am grateful. How wonderful for you, Kirt to live near a field of ranunculus…do you photograph them? I would love to see! ~amy
I’m glad you agree on the bulb’s appearance. 🙂
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You’ve got to deal with the gross to earn the lovely–that sounds like it could apply to most things in life! I hope your flowers are worth the effort!
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Thank you, KerryCan. Cockroaches are the grossest things about Alabama. Vermont’s bugs are small. Here, they could should make street signs that warn others of cockroach crossings. Ugh. If they grow, I will post! I hope they pop up this spring. I hope we have spring. Sometimes, Alabama goes from winter to summer in a week. ~amy
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I hope that they turn out beautiful! Just be thankful that the bulbs remain under the soil.
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Ugh. Some crept to the top after hard rain, because they had to be planted near the top of the soil. I had to suppress my gag reflex! Thank you, rmudge! ~amy
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I love ranunculus too, and one of my favourite flowers is lisianthus which I came across in the garden of an elderly lady to whom I used to give reflexology. She had cataracts and, when she had them removed and could see her beloved flowers again, she said she prayed to god, as she was a staunch Catholic, to ask how she could be of service and found her hands in the air painting. So she bought water colours and started painting water colours of flowers which were simply beautiful. She was 92, inspirational!
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What a beautiful story, Mo. I love how you write. I will look up lisianthus. If I like it & it will grow in this climate, I will plant it in your honor. Thank you, Mo. ~amy
Oh, they look like roses until they fully open! I love them. I will order some, thank you, Mo!!!
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No problems, Amy, glad you liked the pics. We were living in S-E Queensland at the time, hot and humid (mind you, no snow, ha-ha!) and they thrived so they should do well in your neck of the woods. The flowers last forever too.
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Good luck with them.
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If I get one, I will be happy. Not really the right place to grow them, but the company said they would grow here. Here’s hoping!
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