Last Autumn I got 8 Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' bulbs fron a kind SRGC member (in return for Ranunculus glacialis seeds). Three of them I gave as a gift, and 5 were planted in a clay pot. These are not dutch bulbs, he bought them in the Wisley Gardens. At the beginning of January the compost was frozen solid, I wondered whether they would survive. Anyway, I brought the pot inside in our "glasshouse" (= unheated staircase). And now I can see 4 little darts above the grit. I hope it will appear also the 5th. In mid November there were all healthy:
I made this picture taking off half of the compost, because I was so very curious :-)
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