Winter has returned to Boston. A few inches of snow will coat the ground today and a storm coming through starting around midnight will dump even more. So much for the sign of spring that I spotted in my backyard as I was taking out the compost on Friday.Despite a strong indecisive wind, the temperature reached a high of 58 degrees Fahrenheit, so finding snowdrops in bloom did not come as a complete surprise. Besides, this perennial, which is native to Europe, can bloom as early as January. The bulbs were given to us about ten years ago by Mitchell, a friend of ours who lives down the street from the MSG, and they have multiplied slowly, benefitting from a sunny south-facing slope. Their drop-shaped blooms are hardy enough to poke out from underneath snow, perhaps even the several more inches that will cover them by tomorrow.
Snow cover as of this posting
2 comments:
This must have been an exciting find. We have yet to have any blooms pop up but I am expecting them soon. Spring is only a few weeks away!
Your snowdrops have a nice green tip on the flower.
I love the snowdrops. All we have is a few green shoots poking up from the daffodils. Even the witch hazel, which sometimes blooms in mid-February, is only got fattening buds. It has been a dreadful winter!
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