our local weatherman has been calling this a whiplash spring–70 degrees one day, and 40 degrees the next. whatever the name, it has resulted in a strange spring of tortured bulbs and blossoms. this tulip had a stem only five inches long, when it opened, and then it started to shed petals before it fully opened. harsh climates tend to grow strange specimens. i would say that the my lapadat family, and my husband’s hoffman family, are no exceptions.
tulip
saint paul, minnesota
Gads! hope your petals don’t start falling off.
never heard of a whiplash spring but I guess that is what we are experiencing as well. Hasn’t stopped the blackflies from feasting on our white northern flesh.
how much loveliness your blog holds!