The Mystery Plant of the Week is...
Everybody who guessed got it right. The first Mystery Plant of the Week (On Facebook) is TULIPS!
The tulip in the photo is a fabulous cultivar called “Pink Impression.” It has strong, long stems and giant flowers that change color every day. It is one of the Darwin Hybrid series of tulips. It is a reliable perennializer, meaning it will come back every year if it gets enough sunshine and a wee bit of fertilizer.
We fertilize with Milorganite just after the foliage emerges. Milorganite also works as a deer repellent!
In the above photo, Pink Impression is planted with Canadian Anemone which will hide the tulip foliage after the bulbs are finished blooming.
If you’d like to learn more about spring blooming bulbs, how to deal with deer in the garden, or see a lot more photos of how to use bulbs in the mixed border, visit my blog, The Obsessed Midwest Gardener
Next week, and every week, I will post a picture on Facebook of some plant that is blooming or looking fine in Walworth county. You can take a guess at what it is, and I will post the answer in this blog later in the week. They won't all be as easy as this one!
Ask a garden question if you have one, and happy gardening everybody!
Danniel Ward-Packard operates Botanica Fine Gardens in Geneva Township and writes the Obsessed Midwest Gardener blog. She is a community blogger and is not a part of the Walworth County Gazette staff. Her opinion is not necessarily that of Walworth County Today staff or management.
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