Kay wrote:
In article , Mike Lyle
mike_lyle_uk@REM OVETHISyahoo.co.uk writes
Janet Baraclough wrote:

Thanks, both of you

"Contractile roots", Janet? I also assume that they put on most of
their annual growth at the bottom, so they'll go down rather than
up
even if the roots don't actually pull them down. The ones that pop
out must be the younger ones in a crowded clump, which never
really
managed to find soil-room to grow downwards, and whose roots have
died of exposure.

Does wild garlic (ramsons) do the same? I noticed the seedlings
were
very near the surface whereas the older ones were at least 6in
down.

Yes, I think so. The ramsons I had were ones I'd brought in, so I
don't think I ever noticed any big population squeeze even after ten
years; but the bulbs are long and thin, so perhaps the problem
doesn't arise, as they may also be shorter-lived; but I don't know.


(I can't quite imagine not wanting to see another snowdrop bulb,
though: I was always disappointed when I ran out! My favourite
flower, followed by the wild primrose.)

Wild daffodils for me. But even so I get fed up planting too many.
Patience was never my strong suit.

And you a gardener! But, yes, the wild daffodils are the glory of
Gloucestershire. A major contribution to road danger when I'm driving
north.

Mike.