Hi everyone: I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. In the summer of 2004
I had a new sidewalk put in front of the house - it faces south. In the
fall of 2004 I planted crocus bulbs along the edge of the sidewalk,
alternating bewteen yellow and blue.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/sidewalk1.jpg

They're now blooming for the 2nd season, and after a long winter, it
sure is nice to see them. A pity they don't last long.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/planted_crocuses.jpg

However, right in the middle of the lawn little flowers have
spontaneously sprung up that look like the blue crocuses I planted but
they're slightly different.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/un...ed_flowers.jpg

Can someone please help me to ID these "unsolicited" flowers, and
suggest how they might have gotten there? I intend to be careful when
mowing. Many thanks in advance.

Denny

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Hi everyone: I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. In the summer of 2004
I had a new sidewalk put in front of the house - it faces south. In the
fall of 2004 I planted crocus bulbs along the edge of the sidewalk,
alternating bewteen yellow and blue.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/sidewalk1.jpg

They're now blooming for the 2nd season, and after a long winter, it
sure is nice to see them. A pity they don't last long.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/planted_crocuses.jpg

However, right in the middle of the lawn little flowers have
spontaneously sprung up that look like the blue crocuses I planted but
they're slightly different.

http://home.ca.inter.net/~deniswb/un...ed_flowers.jpg

Can someone please help me to ID these "unsolicited" flowers, and
suggest how they might have gotten there? I intend to be careful when
mowing. Many thanks in advance.

Denny

I think they are crocus too, just a different variety. They look like some
I planted last fall that have bloomed for the first time this spring. Maybe
the squirrels planted them for you.

Jacqui

They are crocus. Both yellow and blue varieites.

As for how they got spread...Crocus will disperse via seed like most
other bulb plants.

Daniel B. Wheeler
www.oregonwhitetruffles.com

They are crocus. Both yellow and blue varieites.

As for how they got spread...Crocus will disperse via seed like most
other bulb plants.

Daniel B. Wheeler
www.oregonwhitetruffles.com