Re: Autumn flowering crocus in new spot
- Subject: Re: Autumn flowering crocus in new spot
- From: M* T*
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 20:00:33 -0400
Try squirrels. The ones who share my garden are past masters at
planting minor bulbs....I find groups of them in the most unlikely
places and sometimes in very fetching combinations. If they don't
eat them right away, they take them and rebury them.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Arkrismer@aol.com
> Hello,
>
> I have some autumn blooming crocus. Forgot what species they are
since I
> planted nearly ten years ago near the house.
>
> Over the years I have noticed the plants spread to other flower
beds nearby.
> However this year a fair size clump of them came up nearly 150 feet
away from
> the original patch. The seed would have had been dispersed across
a lawn and
> driveway to get to the new spot. What type of animal might have
carried the
> seed to the new location? They really are growing well under a
white pine
> tree. This is the first fall which I noticed them.
>
>
> Al Krismer
> Cincinnati
>
>
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