Bulbs are coming up too soon

I have a ‘bottle bush’ that is trying to flower and a large yukka in the garden has just put up its spikey flower head and it’s pretty cold here What is going on ?

One of our neighbours has narcissi about to flower.

I’m going to be winterising my double tuber begonias soon before the first frost they'll be stored I’m my hall cupboard for replanting next year they’ve been really beautiful this year.

An experienced gardener told me recently that spring bulbs that start popping up in Oct/Nov/Dec time go into a sort of suspended animation once there are low temperatures or frost. They’ll then resume growing in the proper spring.

I hope your gardener friend is right SueDonim 😃

I put some in pots about 3 weeks ago but no signs of them coming up yet.

I talk to my plants all the time. Just yesterday I said to a spring clematis what are you doing, your not supposed to be awake, go back to sleep 😂

Did it listen?🤭

SueDonim

An experienced gardener told me recently that spring bulbs that start popping up in Oct/Nov/Dec time go into a sort of suspended animation once there are low temperatures or frost. They’ll then resume growing in the proper spring.

Exactly this.

BlueBelle

I have a ‘bottle bush’ that is trying to flower and a large yukka in the garden has just put up its spikey flower head and it’s pretty cold here What is going on ?

My Callistemon (bottle brush) is covered in blooms, (I am in the S E)

Same here with bulbs, planted around 3 weeks ago and shoots already showing. Also have a tree fern that's ben throwing out new fronds for 4/5 weeks now - should be doing this in the spring.

SueDonim

An experienced gardener told me recently that spring bulbs that start popping up in Oct/Nov/Dec time go into a sort of suspended animation once there are low temperatures or frost. They’ll then resume growing in the proper spring.

That’s right😊