What is the emerging shoot of a flower called? A shoot? A stem? Either way, these little green worms are poking their heads up in 3 places around my backyard now. I'm on the edge of my seat to see which survived the winter and my first planting attempt. And honestly I kinda forget how many I put where, so it will be a treat to discover them cropping up here and there.
Day 3 of my Crocus Watch 2015 was technically yesterday, Monday, March 9. I'm blogging the morning of the 10th, and we've got rain today with a high of 48°F. In the photo below, I've paired up a before-and-after only one day apart, showing the new
Crocus sp stem just as it emerges.
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Crocus sp emerging, first day above ground |
I expect many more to emerge in the next day or so. I told Chris I was hoping for blooms by Friday but I had to severely revise that considering the rate of growth. Blooms before April will be nice though, considering the rest of my yard is still asleep and a blah beige color.
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My dry riverbed gives me something to look at, but looks especially bland in the winter |
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My rock collection lined up, waiting for me to pick my favorites to accent the back bed |
Update: By the end of the day on Tuesday, Crocus Watch Day 4, we had 5 shooters poking up.
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