A gallery of pictures of tubers and roots which were harvested in December when I had a blog-free month!
Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) harvest on 24th December 2020; I still have two varieties, a red and a yellow, grown in pots and then brought inside to tuberise (I usually grow under lights, but this year without lights I got a similar yield).
Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) harvest on 24th December 2020; I still have two varieties, a red and a yellow, grown in pots and then brought inside to tuberise (I usually grow under lights, but this year without lights I got a similar yield).
Buds of Lilium martagon var. dalmaticum Ex-“Nauoussa Boutari”
Lilium martagon var. dalmaticum Ex-“Nauoussa Boutari”…a gorgeous dark red form ” introduced by the Alpine Garden Society’s seed-collecting expedition to Greece (MESE) in 1999, named in commemoration of the red wine enjoyed by the team members each evening”!
Lilium hansonii
Lilium hansonii
Lilium davidii
Lilium davidii
Lilium regale
Lilium regale
Lilium regale
Lilium hansonii?
Lilium pyrenaicum: the bulbs of this one are bitter and best not eaten!
Lilium davidii
010818: Lilium henryi emerged overnight!
010818: Lilium henryi emerged overnight!
010818: Lilium henryi emerged overnight!
010818: Lilium lancifolium (tiger lily) will soon be in flower!
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden