It has been a long day at the Southern Bulb Company. We harvested many snowflakes (Leucojum aestivum) today. I know this bulb is widely available in the trade, but if we are going to grow everything right here in the South, than we need to grow snowflakes also. Besides, I like them, and I enjoy having their bloom around. There flowers are a little smaller than the large blooms of our hardy amaryllis or Hymenocalis, but they quickly clump and make impressive displays.



Somebody at Texas A&M once quoted me a study when it came to the amount space filled with color by flowers per a given area. It turns out, that the smaller the flowers, the more the color could actually be squeezed into a given area. Perhaps that is why Leucojums make such an impressive display in mass. The same goes for jonquils (Narcissus jonquila) and Texas Stars (Narcissus x intermedius).

We are starting sales all across Texas. I know we are going to mess up somewhere along the way, so I wanted to take a moment to address the issue (no problems have been reported thus far). Let me just say, you would almost want us to make a mistake, because we are so set on making a good impression, our generosity will very much make up for any problems you might have. In other words, let us know and we'll try to help. Or if you just feel like giving pointers that would help also!