Candlemas Crocus

Candlemas , a festival of lights. Forty days from Christmas and the midpoint between the shortest day and the Spring equinox, in the Catholic church candles are blessed on this day. A tradition now in our house to have a Turkey at both ends of the forty days of Christmas ... and a good excuse to have some friends round for a meal!

As we had visitors I was only afforded a short visit to the bulb frames, in the sunshine there was much to admire. Crocus kerndorffirum x leichtlinii is a rarely seen hybrid in an unusual shade of blue, quite vigorous it has increased to make a nice potful. There were other blip possibilities including the red plastic trombone that Edward (7) brought to play for us but crocus in sunshine will trump almost anything!

More about Candlemas here