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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: ACE on March 26, 2007, 19:36:04
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Well it's new to me. I was on my hands and knees as usual in a grown in flowerbed trying to seperate the weeds from the good stuff, when a lovely fragrance came by in the breeze. I tracked it down and found this little plant. Well not this one exactly, I never had the camera handy.
(http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS/GRAPHICS/Muscari/Muscari_muscarimi/Muscari_muscarimi_148.jpg)
Now whenever muscari is mentioned I think weeds, They come a very close second to forgetmenots. The scent was out of this world and it is called muscari ambrosiacum. Not much of a bloom on its own but a drift of them would look good.
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Yes, and a drift of them does smell rather nice too. Not got a picture and they have begun to go over now.
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Do they multiply very easily, like neglectum or is it easier from seed?
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They are definitely not as invasive or prolific as either neglectum or even latifolium. Seed is produced but it does take a few years to grow to flowering size. I have seen the bulbs on sale in a couple of garden centres over the last few years, so they are coming into commerce. The clump I have would have been planted about 3 or 4 years back and now has about about 10 individuals from a 2 bulb planting.
Now if you could find a clump of one of the 'yellow' ones, that would be special!