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What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now
something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
"Davy" wrote in message . 109.145... Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? Davy What you have sounds like what you wanted. Bluebell leaves aren't round section at any stage in my experience. Mary |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Davy wrote:
Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? ISTR the very first seed leaf is round like chives, but the true leaves quickly follow and it soon looks like a scale model of the adult. Quite a lot of monocots look like this as a seedling so it isn't distinctive. A picture would resolve any ambiguities. If the leaves all come from the ground then I'd say it was probably a bluebell. If they are in rosettes around a central stem then I have not idea what it is. Regards, Martin Brown ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On Tue, 20 May 2008 08:34:48 -0500, Davy
wrote: Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? Davy Sounds about right. We have spanish bluebells and they grow absolutely everywhere. I've been digging them up and taking them in sacks to the neighbours. They don't die if you compost them. (Or leave them in plastic bags) -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
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from Davy contains these words: Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Mine looked more like wild garlic leaves - ie, flat. Beginning with one leaf, then another. However, don't expect flowers too soon - they are likely to appear several years after sowing. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
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from Martin contains these words: I've got a packet of bluebell seeds that I bought in March. Other then what is recommended on the packet, is there any reason why I have to wait until autumn to sow them? The only reason I can think of is that they might get eaten by something. In the wild, they ripen and fall in early summer IIRC. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Rusty Hinge 2 wrote in
Mine looked more like wild garlic leaves - ie, flat. Beginning with one leaf, then another. However, don't expect flowers too soon - they are likely to appear several years after sowing. I googled wild garlic photo and found that wild garlic have largish flat wide leaves each held on a stalk. That certainly does not describe what I have. My leaves are narrow grasslike and without stalks. So I wonder what I have got? Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Martin wrote in
: If the leaves all come from the ground then I'd say it was probably a bluebell. If they are in rosettes around a central stem then I have not idea what it is. The leaves don't come from the ground - more grass-like - narrow unstalked leaves arranged around a very short central stem - fountain-like. I must try to get a photo. I've got a packet of bluebell seeds that I bought in March. Other then what is recommended on the packet, is there any reason why I have to wait until autumn to sow them? Bluebell seeds need to be stratified - ie exposed to frost. So if planted now they would be dormant until a winter frost wakes them up and would probably sprout next spring. But you might lose a lot in the meantime. Some people cheat by putting the seeds in the fridge for a weak. Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Martin wrote in
: http://www.flickr.com/photos/90388643 @N00/447229129/in/set-721576000495 Ah yes I know what bluebell leaves look like but I am trying to identify bluebell seedlings - my book says they don't resemble mature bluebells. Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Right,
I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On May 20, 2:34 pm, Davy wrote:
Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? Davy They look exactly like grass that has just germinated from seed and can easily be mistaken for weeds, they are very fine. I was sent a packet of bluebell seeds saved from their own plants and I almost weedkilled them until I remember that the person who sent them to me had warned me not to mistake them for weeds. Was it Janet Tweedy or Susie who sent them to me? Apologies for not remembering :-) Judith |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
"Davy" wrote in message . 109.145... Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy They look exactly like bluebell leaves to me! Mary |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On May 21, 4:46 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Davy" wrote in message . 109.145... Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy They look exactly like bluebell leaves to me! Mary They certainly look like Bluebell leaves Mary but NOT like how they look when they have just germinated from seed, these look at least 2-3 years old. When the seed germinates they look EXACTLY like a grass shoot. I'm intrigued now as to what they really are. Judith |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On 21/5/08 15:46, in article
45, "Davy" wrote: Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy I think they look a bit like Hemerocallis or something in that line. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Judith in France wrote in
news:d13acc06-f04f-40cd-8af0-6700f8ae89d8 @d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: When the seed germinates they look EXACTLY like a grass shoot. I'm intrigued now as to what they really are. Judith, thats my understanding from my book; the seedlings are supposed to look like chives - i.e thin round shoots just like newly-sprouted grass. I think I will need to let them grow out and see what I get. The more I look at them the more they look like leaks to me! Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
The message . 145
from Davy contains these words: Rusty Hinge 2 wrote in Mine looked more like wild garlic leaves - ie, flat. Beginning with one leaf, then another. However, don't expect flowers too soon - they are likely to appear several years after sowing. I googled wild garlic photo and found that wild garlic have largish flat wide leaves each held on a stalk. That certainly does not describe what I have. My leaves are narrow grasslike and without stalks. So I wonder what I have got? I was talking about the first growth of wild garlic, not the mature plant's leaves. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
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from Davy contains these words: Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks It's a grass. I've some of it, but I don't know what it's called. Certainly not a bluebell. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
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from Judith in France contains these words: On May 21, 4:46 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Davy" wrote in message . 109.145... Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy They look exactly like bluebell leaves to me! Mary They certainly look like Bluebell leaves Mary but NOT like how they look when they have just germinated from seed, these look at least 2-3 years old. When the seed germinates they look EXACTLY like a grass shoot. I'm intrigued now as to what they really are. Nothing like bluebells: bluebell leaves don't grow from a stem like that, they all come from the ground in a sheaf and on breaking out, separate in a concentric bunch. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
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from Davy contains these words: Judith in France wrote in news:d13acc06-f04f-40cd-8af0-6700f8ae89d8 @d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: When the seed germinates they look EXACTLY like a grass shoot. I'm intrigued now as to what they really are. Judith, thats my understanding from my book; the seedlings are supposed to look like chives - i.e thin round shoots just like newly-sprouted grass. I think I will need to let them grow out and see what I get. The more I look at them the more they look like leaks to me! pics of non-scripta seedlings up on my wibble - just went outside and photographed them. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/non-scripta1.jpg -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On May 21, 8:14 pm, Rusty Hinge 2
wrote: The message from Judith in France contains these words: On May 21, 4:46 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote: "Davy" wrote in message .109.145... Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy They look exactly like bluebell leaves to me! Mary They certainly look like Bluebell leaves Mary but NOT like how they look when they have just germinated from seed, these look at least 2-3 years old. When the seed germinates they look EXACTLY like a grass shoot. I'm intrigued now as to what they really are. Nothing like bluebells: bluebell leaves don't grow from a stem like that, they all come from the ground in a sheaf and on breaking out, separate in a concentric bunch. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig I bow to your expertise Rusty, I just know that someone on group sent me an envelope of seeds and they looked exactly like grass. This year my bluebells in France have flowered well and I am going to save the seed, advice on growing on would be helpful. I don't want to put them straight into the earth as I did in England - is there another method that you could recommend? Judith |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On May 21, 3:46*pm, Davy wrote:
Right, I have managed to photograph the seedlings; you can see them here http://www.users.callnetuk.com/~davystokes/misc.htm thanks Davy http://www.nhpa.co.uk/bin/nhpa.dll/g...htext=00033492 |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Rusty Hinge 2 wrote in
pics of non-scripta seedlings up on my wibble - just went outside and photographed them. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/non-scripta1.jpg Rusty, thanks for the picture - I think that settles it; I don't have bluebells. They are either grass or leaks. But I am a bit confused by the centre bluebell in your photo - my bluebells don't have prickly leaves :-) Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
"Davy" wrote in message . 109.145... Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? Davy http://www.bluebellseeds.com/plant.htm Look at the bottom of the page :~) Jenny |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
"JennyC" wrote in
: http://www.bluebellseeds.com/plant.htm Jenny, excellent photos; that sorts it - mine are not bluebells. Some ******* has sold me leak seeds masquerading as bluebell seeds!!! thanks Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
The message
from Judith in France contains these words: I bow to your expertise Rusty, I just know that someone on group sent me an envelope of seeds and they looked exactly like grass. This year my bluebells in France have flowered well and I am going to save the seed, advice on growing on would be helpful. I don't want to put them straight into the earth as I did in England - is there another method that you could recommend? I put them in flowerpots, and kept them watered with the rest, and lo! They appeared the following spring. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
The message . 145
from Davy contains these words: Rusty Hinge 2 wrote in pics of non-scripta seedlings up on my wibble - just went outside and photographed them. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/non-scripta1.jpg Rusty, thanks for the picture - I think that settles it; I don't have bluebells. They are either grass or leaks. It's a grass, of sorts. I have a big one of those (Oo-er, missus!) in a pot. I *THINK* it's a houseplant, but I don't know its name. I have a neighbour who's into houseplants, so I'll ask her. It isn't a leek. But I am a bit confused by the centre bluebell in your photo - my bluebells don't have prickly leaves :-) Ah, that is a Christmas Bluebell. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On May 22, 9:55 pm, Rusty Hinge 2
wrote: The message from Judith in France contains these words: I bow to your expertise Rusty, I just know that someone on group sent me an envelope of seeds and they looked exactly like grass. This year my bluebells in France have flowered well and I am going to save the seed, advice on growing on would be helpful. I don't want to put them straight into the earth as I did in England - is there another method that you could recommend? I put them in flowerpots, and kept them watered with the rest, and lo! They appeared the following spring. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig Then I will copy the Rusty method :-) Judith |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
On May 22, 9:29 pm, Davy wrote:
"JennyC" wrote : http://www.bluebellseeds.com/plant.htm Jenny, excellent photos; that sorts it - mine are not bluebells. Some ******* has sold me leak seeds masquerading as bluebell seeds!!! thanks Davy LOL Leeks are nice look after them and you can make some good soup with just a couple of potatoes :-) Judith |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
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from Judith in France contains these words: LOL Leeks are nice look after them and you can make some good soup with just a couple of potatoes :-) Potato soup is naff - you need some leeks with them... D&RFC -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Davy wrote in
. 109.145: Last autumn I sowed some british bluebell seeds and now something has come up and I don't know if they are bluebells. The seedlings I see have grass-like leaves erupting fountain-like from a central stem. I book I have says the seedlings look like chives - which I understand to mean have individual round stems. Can anyone help? Davy I think I have sussed this. I am pretty sure the plants are pendulous sedge. We have many large pendulous sedge plants with drop a lot of seed and some of this must have gone into the leaves which I then used to make leafmould to make seedling compost! thanks everyone Davy |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Davy - do you have a pet bird, or do you feed the birds?
-- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
The message . 145
from Davy contains these words: I think I have sussed this. I am pretty sure the plants are pendulous sedge. We have many large pendulous sedge plants with drop a lot of seed and some of this must have gone into the leaves which I then used to make leafmould to make seedling compost! I have loads of similar plants under the bird feeder - using-up seed after the cockatiel turned-up its toes. I'm pretty sure it will be something of that ilk. Shortly, I'll post a photo of a grown-up plant, with seed-head. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
What do bluebell seedlings look like?
Grown-up seedling:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/grass_001.jpg - 141 KB Better detail, but you'll need broadbeans - http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/grass_002.jpg - 5,964 KB -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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