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| My in-laws wants really tough plants that they can see year after year without much care. I planted a few Siberian Squill. In many areas, this may be even considered a weed. I was surprised that I haven't seen a single one appear yet. Still, this may be early and I have no idea what the leaves look like.
One idea so far was to plant a bunch in the lawn, which doesn't look so great because it lives underneath a silver maple. I figure it may be nice to get a nice carpet of blue in spring and have then disappear by the time you need to mow the lawn. Paul |
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| The leaves look like Snowdrops', but broader. I cannot see mine yet either. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 16, 12 at 10:00
| the leaves look like fat chubby grass ... my bulbs are nearly on the surface ... especially all the seedlings.. and they are barely a 1/2 inch tall as of yesterday ...so if you planted yours 2 inches deep .. well.. if you buried them at any depth .. beyond an inch.. they simply may be behind ... hold out hope .. and dont forget.. warm air.. does not mean warm soil 2 inches down in the great white north ... patience man.. lol .. ken |
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| I think I may have buried them 2 inches deep. Come to think of it, there were some stuff that looked vaguely like fat chubby grass (I thought it was some weird crab grass), so may be they were out but I can't seem them mixed in with the grass. I may not be cut out for a gardener, I am extremely impatient. I notice in an article that Siberian Squill's adaption is being able to survive earthmovers. Apparently, there are several colony in Urbana, IL that got there because they dump dirt for a shopping mall there. Paul |
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| Looking around again, I do notice a few fat looking grass blades. I guess Ken was right. Looking around the yard, I also realized that the in-law's yard already has some Siberian Squill. Apparently, she planted some 10 years ago and it formed a small colony. She thought they were periwinkles,so basically I planted stuff they already have. Paul |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 17, 12 at 8:24
| Come to think of it, there were some stuff that looked vaguely like fat chubby grass (I thought it was some weird crab grass), so may be they were out but I can't seem them mixed in with the grass. I may not be cut out for a gardener, I am extremely impatient. ===>>> been there 20 years ago .. dug them up as weird grass.. and then realized there was a bulb under.. lol ... you are taking the time to learn.. and experiment .... patience will come with it all ... if in fact there is a large colony ... put a stick int he ground.. and later in the season ... when the greenery starts to fade.. you can dig inot the colony.. and remove a few dozen bulbs.. and move them to another area ... harvest and collect.. and move them around ... i think of it this way .. a bulb comes up and blooms on energy stored in the bulb.. and when it fades.. the leaves store next years energy back into the bulb ... so NEVER remove the greenery.. until it browns on its own ... and when it does.. you can lift the bulb.. and either store it .. or replant ... but make sure you mark the new location.. or you will dig them up thinking it an empty space .. see above re: been there done that.. lol ... i just take pencil thick sticks that have fallen out of the trees.. and stick a 12 to 18 incher in the ground.. i may not recall what is there.. in a few months.. but i know i stuck a stick there for some reason.. lol ... ken |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 17, 12 at 10:50
| there are other spring ephemerals.. that all look the same as to leaf. ... i dont have all the latin on these.. so here is the best i can do: star of bethlehem more names will come to me.. as they start blooming ... maybe.. lol ken
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Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 18:40
| I posted these pics of my Sib.Sq. in the Cott.Garden forum this morning. The bulbs were planted last Fall.
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 8:49
| the one i couldnt remember.. i had to go to mom's.. and some of my first are still there .. puschkinia ... check out the link ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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