"Nick Maclaren" wrote
Sacha wrote:

Well, having made a mistake with Ornithogalum umbellatum, I would
like to compound it :-)

Basically, I am looking for other bulbs that might naturalise in
grass and flower immediately after the main spring ones. The obvious
candidates are bluebells, but I had to get rid of them on the grounds
of thuggery. I can find plenty that flower a bit later, together
with snake's head fritillaries, but not in the April slot.

I don't want ones with broad leaves because of the effects on the
grass - daffodils are just about tolerable, but tulips and Allium
ursinum would not be.

Any ideas?

Fritillaria any good? And are Leucojum too close in flowering to the
others for you?

Thanks.

I have lots of Fritillaria meleagris already, but don't know which
others could handle naturalising. F. imperialis did well, but has
faded away even in a border. Leucojum are possible, but are another
white.



Leucojum is a bit of a thug with me, the bulbs work themselves down to 9
inches or more and I find them difficult to get rid of once planted. The
leaves persist too for months and grow quite thickly. I have a pot full I
dug up if you want some. :-)
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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