Tulips and wood hyacinths popping up out of the ground!
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Comments (15)So many times I write a response, check it, change it, check it again then neglect to hit Submit.... Now I am not sure if they are Chionodoxa but my mother always called them Squills. Small pearls of bulbs that seem to roam all over the yard, even up hill. I have Hyacinth, tulips, many kinds of daffodils (but nothing eats those anyway) gladiola, crocuses, Jack in the pulpit, Caladium, Elephant ear, Spanish bells, and two others that I forget the names.... No voles, moles, mice, chipmunks, skunk, hedgehogs, or even squirrels touch them. However, once, I planted about 150 crocuses in the lawn and the next morning found 150 holes instead but that is the only evidence of critters. No deer either but I did see a fox once. I have a large wooded area about 400' away in back of me....See MoreRecently planted bulbs (tulips?) already coming up
Comments (11)How about some info from a gal? My concern is  what is going to happen with them? Will I get blooms in spring? Yes, they will bloom in the spring just fine. I have mulch. Should I get some down right away? Cuz now that I think of it, I calculated the planting depth (as instructed on a tulip site) by including the 2" of mulch IÂd planned on using. Maybe thatÂs what caused this? Too close to the surface? Some folks count the mulch in the planting depth, and others don't. I think that really depends upon the plant or bulb, and the type of mulch. I would think that in your zone no more than 1" would really be needed to keep weed seed germination down and for 'looks'. I use shredded bark mulch and figure 2" equals about 1" of soil. And you say they need more cover. Does that mean normally they'd still be doing this growing under the ground? Yes And if so, does that mean they'd still have sprouted in a few weeks anyway? Yes possibly. They would however emerged somewhat later, if they they had more soil/mulch that they had to grow up through. I thought that they spent the winter setting root and then, prior to early, mid, or late spring (depending on the bulb type) THAT was when they started sending up shoots. Had the bulbs been planted earlier, they would have probably rooted in before starting to send up shoots. I have bulbs that have not yet been planted, so they have no roots, but several different cultivars have sent up green shoots from the top of the bulbs. I guess I just thought that since tulips only bloom once that this was the beginning of that growth. And if they freeze then they won't grow a 2nd time. The botanical tulips you planted are good ones for perennializing, unlike so many others. You say early sprouting bulbs is no big deal. So what happens next? Do they continue to grow until they die off from a freeze? And if so, that won't affect them blooming next year? The bloom bud is tucked safely inside of the bulb and will emerge at the right time. Trust me when I say that bulbs survive being planted in soil that freezes, and still continue to bloom just fine. In many area the soil freezes a lot deeper than one plants bulbs. Now a bulb just thrown into a freezer won't survive though. I didn't want the mulch holding in water when my ground is already mud. So long as the planting area has fairly good drainage, the bulbs should be fine. It should not hurt them to be in moist soil, with or without mulch. Often when the fall rains set in here in my area, the soil is very wet for a very long time, like maybe until it freezes for the winter. You don't sound like a dummy. You sound like an individual who invested in and planted some wonderful spring blooming bulbs. It is common for one to be concerned that they will be all right. I can tell you will enjoy your new spring blooms so much that chances are you will be adding to them in the years to come. Sue...See Morewhen does the butterfly bush start popping out?
Comments (27)Sorry this is a tad off topic - but Sandy, do you know which variety of Lavender you have?? :) I have only one plant that I found last year, it's the Provence Lavender. It only got a couple blooms last year, but it was its first year. If it does well this year I'll buy a couple more (as I'm TRYING to make myself plant in groups of at least 3 from now on. Haha) I am interested in having a few varieties of Lavender though and would like to get some that other people have had butterfly luck with. Thanks! My butterfly bush has lots of new growth coming from the base, and tiny leaves on all the old wood as of this morning. I do not think I have Nanho Blue though. Mine is a darker purple with red eyes, and the butterflies LOVE it. I got it as a cutting from a nearby bush. ;) I've also seen hummingbirds around it, and even got to see a Zebra Swallowtail last year! Haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. :) I hope yours do ok. Good luck!!...See MoreTulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Fritillarias, Muscari, Alliums
Comments (18)Had to respond to this. My bulbs just arrived from Holland today-earlier than usual. Being married to a Dutch DH, of course we grow bulbs: mostly tulips-lily, fringed, Rembrandt, Darwin, doubles, the new giant, etc. I think my favorite is the plain ol' Darwin. We plant 300+ fancy and Darwins in the "Welcome Garden" every year in clumps of 10. They come in packs of 10 directly fron Holland. Every year, we order them at the Tulip Festival in Orange City, IA. Yes, the fancy ones, in fact most tulips are annuals now. I would like to find some of the old fashioned perennials, I suppose they may be species tulips. Has anyone found good species or pernnial bulbs anyplace? We grew 'King Alfred' daffys, but quit planting them, cuz we always miss their bloom, since we snowbird. We had a lot of clumps, but I don't even know if they still bloom. I lined the front beds with grape hyacinths (Muscari). I had to replace a bunch every year and finally decided they just don't do well enough here. My border always had holes in it, so I just let them die out. Alliums are a different story and if I get the right cultivar they are wonderful and winter hardy.I love doing paperwhites & amaryllis in the winter and seeing the little scilla early in the spring. I enjoy the neighbor's crocus, but have no success with it here. gramma jan...See More
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