Leavenworthia uniflora
is also setting a new early bloom record this year. First bloom appeared on March 3, about ten
days earlier than the previous record.
Leavenworthia has a basal cluster of leaves that develop
horizontally outward from a central point. The collection of leaves generally
does a pretty good job of shading out competitive vegetation, at least near the
center of the whorl.
The plants all have a fine collection of developing flower
buds. Each flower will be held aloft individually atop a thin, branchless
stalk.
This individual grew to resemble a tightly woven beverage
coaster. Despite its slightly unusual growth pattern, there are still plenty of
buds developing.
None of the other Leavenworthia plants have yet reached this
stage of development. I expect it will be a couple of weeks before the next
plant in line begins to display blooms. By the end of March though, I expect
all the plants will be flowering profusely.
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