By Weeducks
Northumberland, United Kingdom
Hubbie dug up loads (and I mean loads) of bulbs when he was planting some shrubs. Unfortunately they are all mixed up and some I recognise like the tulips and daffs, some smell like alliums! but there are a lot of smallish and tiny ones that I am not sure. Can anyone recommend where I could get an illustrated chart or similar for me to study and compare. I looked on the net but most images that I have seen are for more unusual specimens. Failing that I may just grow hotchpotches of them in layers in tubs and be surprised...one way or another :)
- 9 Oct, 2021
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Some could possibly be the Blue Muscari,or Grape Hyacinth, as well,as they are quite small,and the newer bulbs are very tiny,and are usually in a clump ? just a thought :o)
9 Oct, 2021
if the bulbs have been in the garden for many years they could be small bulbs that have grown from seed.
I had a similar situation about 5 yrs ago when we did some digging in the neighbours garden. They gave me the small bulbs and I grew them on. Some were snowdrops, daffs, pushkinia and alliums.
The crocus were easy to spot as they had a brown 'coat ' their shape was also more squat.
9 Oct, 2021
Wild garlic? You can't mistake that smell. I'm too lazy to figure out what each and every bulb is. I would just plant them back in the ground and see what happens next spring. I love surprises! lol.
10 Oct, 2021
Thank you all. I did think maybe some were Muscari and had forgotten about Puschkinia ( grew some for my daughter's wedding in 2015). I must try Google again but wasn't very impressed with what I found. I have made a couple of pots of what Sarah Raven calls lasagne ie 3 layers of bulbs plus 2 troughs with 2 layers so will wait and see with bated breath. The other hundred and more will be used around the garden. I thought about giving them to neighbours but not sure they are all viable as well as not knowing what they are, hopefully will find out in the Spring.
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10 Oct, 2021
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Have you Googled Chart flower bulbs? There are several. I didn't see snowdrops though, which are smaller than crocus, pale and a bit pointed. Hope you find what you were hoping for!
9 Oct, 2021