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19-03-2003, 03:44 PM

(jane taylor) wrote in
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:46:30 +0000, Victoria Clare
wrote:

~"JennyC" wrote in news:b5919a$270aso$1@ID-
~91345.news.dfncis.de:
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~ I recently received a pot of grape hyacinths which have now finished
~ flowering (indoors)
~
~ A friend would like the bulbs to plant in her garden.
~ Should I remove the flowers like one would with daffs before letting
~ them die down ??
~
~Whatever you prefer - unless you actually run the bulbs through a
~liquidiser they will cheerfully flower just the same next year!

I have a very stony and chalky rockery, and grape hyacinths don't
spread at all.

Then again I can't get bluebells to spread, either. About the only
things that do in my garden are welsh poppies, periwinkle (UGH!) and
primroses...

Bad luck!

Still, look on the bright side. I can't grow poppies and my periwinkles are
pants (I've just managed to assassinate another one...)

I'm on mildly acid gravel.

Victoria