Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Springtime, decisively daring



As other posts have made quite clear I love bright colours, especially in spring and summer when the light just seems to make them light up. This is because there is less blue light in the "white" sunlight at these times of the year.



Ranunculus asiaticus (on the left), the Persian Buttercup, comes in a fantastic array of brightly coloured blooms that are in flower already as a result of the lack of winter cold. The plants I turn to for an injection of vivid colours are tulips. They come in a wide range of hybrids, each characterised by their flower shape, flowering time and height The relatively warm winter followed by a cold spring has meant that the early flowering types (shown on the right) were slow to take off. The sturdy tulips in the Triumph section (middle) are reliable garden plants.

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