Albuca spiralis
"That's the difference between governments and
individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do."
Mark Twain
Albuca spiralis |
I did notice that the tight curling spirals of foliage the plant had when given to me, soon gave way to lankier less curled foliage as I have been treating it as a houseplant. Since the relative humidity in the house now is quite low, my guess is the intense curling is induced by high light levels predominantly.
Some people say the flowers smell of vanilla, but honestly I pick up an almost chemical odor like some sort of a flea treatment you would use on a cat or something to that effect.
Well there you have it, the first flower of the year 2019. Here is to a flurry of flowers hopefully to come in a prosperous year. I've got a good feeling about this one.
Temps were down in the high 20's this week with some freezing fog to end the old and begin the new year. I think 26 is the coldest temperature I've seen so far this year and it really has been a mild winter. Hardly any snowpack in the cascades to speak of points towards a droughty summer. The Chimonanthus is beginning to flower and the Hellebores are showing color as well. In the greenhouse the Fritillaria's like F. agrestis and F. obliqua ssp. tuntasia are showing strong emergence now.
Cheers,
Mark