I'm sorry to say that I do not like these little guys! They spread, but they also "clump," and make such dense clumps that they choke out...Read More other plants - say, a tulip that may be underneath. They put up long stringy leaves that don't disappear quickly like many other naturalizing spring bulbs.
In the proper setting these would probably be beautiful (an expanse of woodland or the back end of a rolling lawn), but mine are in a formal perennial garden bed. Every year I've dug out armloads of them and they just seem to come back stronger. Baby bulbs are so tiny and I'm sure they reseed as well... I really do feel they're an invasive weed in my flower bed.
Tenacious perennial from Central and South East Europe, carrys narrow spoon shaped bright green leaves up to 10 inches long. Flower spik...Read Moree is tighly packed with small almost spherical bright blue flowers, if you look closely you will see a thin white rim to the edge of each flower.
Seeds everywhere and is great for naturalising in grass. Flowers April - June.
There is also a pure white form which mixes well with the blue.
These little guys are one of the first signs of spring. They pop up here in Wimberley, Texas the first part of March.
I'm sorry to say that I do not like these little guys! They spread, but they also "clump," and make such dense clumps that they choke out...Read More
Tenacious perennial from Central and South East Europe, carrys narrow spoon shaped bright green leaves up to 10 inches long. Flower spik...Read More