"Magwitch" wrote in message
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Janet Galpin muttered:

Yes, I've found that even when planted as bulbs in the green, they
tend
to disappear for two or three years before building up their
strength to
reach flowering size again. So seed is probably almost as quick.

They are in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in the soil (the
fungi break
down their nutrients for them)... so no fungi no bluebells

That is not sufficient to define a symbiotic relationship.
In any case, I am fairly certain that that is an old wives' tale, but
am willing to be corrected if you would point out an article in which
this is discussed.
The RHS gardeners' Encyclopedia says nothing about it.

Franz