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spring bulbs sprouting now

18 years ago

I have some bulbs that I dug up to transplant, and well, the yard renovation has taken much longer than anticipated. These bulbs have been in containers all summer and are now starting to sprout. Is there anything I can do? Should I cut them back and drop them in the ground quick? Should I let them run their course and plant them in the ground in December...maybe miss next spring's bloom but get back on track after that? Or should I just give up on them? I honestly don't even remember what they are at this point. Maybe dutch iris, lycoris, and/or muscari? (I do have it written down...somewhere in one of my many piles of gardening magazines, receipts and notes.) Thanks.

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girlgroupgirl
18 years ago
Musculari sends up foliage in the late summer sometimes, which lasts all winter until they flower in the spring. Mine is up now.

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Nell Jean
18 years ago
Lycoris is sprouting now, too. It will have foliage all winter and then die back in June, to bloom next October. Not to worry. Plant with care, when you can.

Lycoris has a wide blade like daffodil foliage, with a kind of stripe down the middle. Muscari has rounded blade leaves, like a giant chive, only floppy. Don't know about Dutch iris. All should be okay in pots until you can slip them in the ground. Don't cut anything back.

Nell
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