I’ve got those lowdown, dirty spring blues
In fact, I’ve got lowdown, dirty spring shoes!
But let’s get back to those azure spring hues
It’s my spring plant puzzle, and here are some clues:
1) Its common name is glory-of-the-snow
But its Latin name changed, as you might know
2) If Jack and Jill climbed a Russian hill
They might pick a bouquet of this tiny squill
3) At first glance, this one honours a Russian poet – but he
Isn’t the right guy since his name is missing the “c”
I’m sure you know all these springtime blues
But which is which, and which would you choose?
No, Chionodoxa has changed its name?!? What a Scilla thing to do. And I’m a Puschkinia-over for blue spring bulbs, it goes without saying.
Brilliant, Helen!! You win, with literary and punnistic flourish. Wish I had a prize but not quite that organized. Just the glory, I guess.