Crocus blooming

[Mr green]

The first crocus flowers of the season has opened:

And soon the tulips!

[ButterflyLady29]

Nice.

[rainbowgardener]

Very pretty, but wow, spring comes late where you are. Crocuses have come and gone maybe six weeks ago where I am. Redbud trees have just about finished blooming, daffodils are mostly finished, irises are blooming....

[Mr green]

Thanks! I'm on the east side of a hillside top and a bit of elevation not much but makes some difference, so pretty bad microclimate compared to rest of town. And sadly our growing season is quite short. I would trade anything for a warmer climate!
My irises has not shown signs of life yet.

[rainbowgardener]

Well after years of saying I would give anything for a warmer climate and longer growing season (even though where I was then was warmer and longer season than you), last fall I moved 400 miles south. That's one and half cold hardiness zones and it is definitely enough to make a difference.

[Mr green]

My Narcissus/daffodils is coming into bloom soon tho, but may take a week or so. I have the small kind and the ordinary ones.

Yes even a little can make a difference! Here I can reach 3 different climate zones within 40km radius... (Mine, colder to north, warmer at south that is.)

[AnnaIkona]

Our crocus enjoyment has ended three weeks ago.
Enjoy while it lasts

[Mr green]

To explain my local climate soon I could say I'm easily 3weeks behind people on the west side of the hill just 1000meters away. I do get good amounts of sun being close to the top, but loosing on the late afternoon/evening sun.

[Mr green]

Our crocus enjoyment has ended three weeks ago.
Enjoy while it lasts

For me is one of the first signs of spring and I am and will enjoy them fully!

[Lemondrop]

So pretty! Thank you for posting these lovely photos

[Mr green]

Thanks, glad someone more than me can enjoy them, will post more as they come.

[Mr green]

Some more Crocus and some Iris and one that I don't know the name of maybe I can get help with that. Enjoy!

[rainbowgardener]

The bottom ones are snow glory, aka glory of the snow, aka Chionodoxa luciliae,

[Mr green]

Thanks rainbowgardener thats the one. The Swedish name fits better in my opinion: Vårstjärna and means springstar or Star of Spring. If they actually grew in the snow like some other bulbplants might do like the snowdrop.