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Re: Seed Collection of Scillias, Grape Hyacinth, Anemone de Caen

In a message dated 98-04-16 18:55:38 EDT, Tim.Chavez@Wichita.BOEING.com
writes:

<< Is this Scillia the feared "Squills" that seed around so bad? I planted
 them where nothing else grows and they are thriving. Can I hope to have
 a carpet of them someday?
  >>
Tim,

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   There is nothing quit so spectacular in the
spring when whole yards have turned to a wonderful sea of blue.  Plus the show
will last for at least 2 weeks here in Michigan.   When they have successfully
selfed themselves into a blue carpet covering your entire flower bed and lawn
you will understand why some folks get turned off by them.  Why?

All of the leaves will ripen at the same time and because there are so many of
them in your flower beds you won't be able to cut them down, so they will then
take a smelly, rotten month to six weeks to disappear.  I had them so bad in
one bed that it became to slippery to walk in, plus while the foliage was busy
rotting it attracted tons of biting flies.   

You know what they say about gardening.  One mans weeds is another mans
flower.  I have tried digging them out, cutting the leaves off as soon as they
appear, spraying them with Round-Up.  Once you have them, I hope you enjoy
them, because I'm afraid you will be stuck with them forever. 

By the way, cutting the leaves off before they have set seed does help to keep
them in check.  Spraying them with Round up - next year the blooms will be
white with blue streaks in them - spray again - the next year the blooms will
be all white.  Its a waste of Round up.    

I am going to be out of bloom by Memorial Day this year if the weather
continues to be summer like.  Some Papavers are already showing buds on April
17.  We don't usually get poppies in bloom until early June here.  Donna Adams
in Detroit, Michigan
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