A Land Far Away

One of the pleasures of raising plants from seed is to grow things that are unique.  Every seedling subtly different, unlike many of the plants and bulbs in the horticultural trade which are clones, easily propagated by vegetative means.  Another pleasure is to raise a plant that I have seen on my mountain flower holidays, bringing back good memories of times spent in faraway places.  Today’s offering falls into another category.  I raised this Colchicum troodii from seed collected in Upper Galilee by a friend who lives nearby.  I may never get there to see it myself but it is still exciting to have it in flower here. 
 
A full day.  Into the city to drop Jacinta at the station, a meeting with Jamie’s mentor at home, time on the allotment, gathering in the last of the potatoes, some giant Butternut Squashes and a bunch of carrots.  And in the garden, forty five lots of seed planted, crocuses and fritillaria, seed exchanged with fellow enthusiasts, the next generation of flowers from faraway places.