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posted on 13 Feb 2006 by Will Hand
I would like to add:


"Graham Easterling" wrote in
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One thing I've noticed in Cornwall is that the snowdrops, crocuses &
daffs all come out at about the same time. In fact last year, when the
daffs were exceptionally early (many fields in bloom early January),
they were before the crocuses.

Further up country, they nearly always come out in sequence
(snowdrops-crocuses-daffs.)

It appears that crocuses are more controlled by hours of daylight, and
therefore are more fixed in the time of year they flower, than
daffodils which seem to be temperature controlled.

Any horticulturalists out there to deny or confirm this?


I'm not a horticulturist but I think you may be wrong Graham. Crocuses
are not very good in my garden and have come out later than daffodils,
which have appeared generally in mid-March, so it can't be hours of
daylight as I almost get the same as you. Snowdrops are always first
though, even up here.

With crocuses and daffodils it depends which species/subspecies or
variety they are as different ones flower at different times but are
still dependent on ?temp or possibly sunlight, as opposed to daylight,
because I have some "January Gold" daffs which have never flowered
earlier than the end of February and some crocuses (can't remember
which) which always flower around mid-January but are in pots which
manage to catch a bit of sun.

My neighbour's snowdrops and aconites are in flower late January/early
February.


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