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Tiny Treasure with Stripes

| Flower Roberts

This little jewel, Ledebouria cooperi, is a tiny bulb with one leaf and an inflorescence of dusty plum blooms. Its common name is ‘Jessop.’  It may also be called “Cooper’s False Squill.” Each plant is smaller than a pinky finger. It lives in tight groups. I am attaching a former blog, ‘Itty Bitty Jessop’ about […]

Itty Bitty Jessop

| Flower Roberts

The tiniest plant in my garden is blooming now. Ledebouria cooperi ‘Jessop’ is only three inches high. I have it planted it by walkways and ponds so it can get noticed by those with a keen eye. It’s like a tiny treasure hidden in plain sight. I love its pinstriped leaves. It is a bulb. […]