Now it has been joined by some Snake's Head variety:
Neither of which have I planted. It is possible mice have been burrowing under the rockery and eaten the bulbs or they may have been eaten by Scarlet Lily Beetles which I have seen in the garden in the past. As for the new ones in the front garden - I can only think that birds have self sown them.
Hmm! Wish the birds would sow beautiful flowers like that around my yard and not just weeds!
ReplyDeleteMick: All I usually end up with is having to dig up brambles and such.
DeleteI bet the mice carried them round to the front.
ReplyDeleteGardening mice - now that would be something! John probably has the best fed mice in the neighborhood; maybe they have decided to work for their keep ...
DeleteWilma: Would,t it just be great if they could be trained to do a bit of weeding ;)
DeleteAdrian: I had considered that. Another possibility is seeds in the compost I used several years ago. Where the white one came from I have no idea as I haven't planted any of those. Nor have I seen any growing locally.
DeleteGreat addition. Hoping that my local town reserve will have a few bee orchids again this year, nearly died when I spotted those!
ReplyDeleteSDG: I keep meaning to visit the coast here where there are orchids on the land side of the old sand dunes.
Deleteoh, neat! i saw someone post the 2nd type on their blog and they were hoping to i.d. it. now i wish i could remember who it was to tell them what it is!
ReplyDeleteTWG: It has lots of different common names in different parts of the world. Latin name is Fritillaria meleagris.
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