tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post2376390972738089237..comments2024-02-26T06:06:10.884-05:00Comments on Adventures of a Thrifty Mama on a City 'Stead: More April Showers Brings Growth!--A Trailer Park Homestead updateChris K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-4203617963874388982011-08-09T01:01:19.023-04:002011-08-09T01:01:19.023-04:00I was gonna say, lilies or irises?I was gonna say, lilies or irises?Mother Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423363645227563714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-8364855101716159982011-04-15T22:54:35.152-04:002011-04-15T22:54:35.152-04:00I agree with Dharma, it looks like day lillies.
G...I agree with Dharma, it looks like day lillies. <br />God bless<br />Heather Laurie<br />www.prudentpantry.orggfcfmomofmanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045371305036062849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-19207179067268119122011-04-13T16:06:33.048-04:002011-04-13T16:06:33.048-04:00Those look like day lilies not tulips. Day lilies...Those look like day lilies not tulips. Day lilies have tubers not bulbs and you should still have plenty of time to move them if you wish.Dharma Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986063648238057830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-60588221761898174172011-04-13T14:08:26.771-04:002011-04-13T14:08:26.771-04:00Agreed they look like a spring bulb coming up, mos...Agreed they look like a spring bulb coming up, most likely tulips. If you move them right now you'd kill them. They spread by means of the bulb dividing (just like garlic). You divide them when the top growth has died back (at that point they have stored enough energy in their bulbs). When they get too crowded they are competing so much for nutrients that they often don't flower. <br /><br />Modern strains of tulips typically produce sterile flowers. <br /><br />When these die back, dig deep so you can get under the bulb and not damage them to relocate them. The bulbs are several inches below the soil. Bulbs do not generally last very long in storage (in other words, you can't store them for a few years like other seeds, typically it is a few months.)<br /><br />They are a good addition to a perennial garden. You can also force the bulbs to have flowers off season. I wouldn't force ones that were taken from overcrowded beds as they don't have the reserves needed to flower well. <br /><br />Enjoy!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159095601570766616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-80844388653998977032011-04-13T13:04:30.827-04:002011-04-13T13:04:30.827-04:00Tulips don't spread by runners underground tho...Tulips don't spread by runners underground though, do they? That's what it looked like was happening here.Chris K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-47883578666584987532011-04-13T12:44:35.728-04:002011-04-13T12:44:35.728-04:00Those mystery plants look like they might be tulip...Those mystery plants look like they might be tulips.MammaAllauquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761788372961869765noreply@blogger.com