I want to plant some wild english blue bells under an area of trees in my garden. I have seen a website that sells wild blue bell seeds has anyone used this site before and have the seeds arrived.
www.farnellfarm.co.uk
Just want to know if they are good or not before I buy from them?
2006-10-14 00:10:55 · 13 answers · asked by Fox Hunter 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I was told you get a £1000 per bulb for digging up wild blue bells.
2006-10-14 00:40:38 · update #1
if you buy them they are not wild..and its against the law to dig them up from the wild..luckily we have some in the orchard at the bottom of our garden
2006-10-14 00:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by michael b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If possible it would be better to purchase the Bulbs rather than seed. Seed will take a very long time to reach flowering stage.
The word " Wild" only means they grow freely with in the country they originate from.
I am not sure in what country you are so cannot advise where to purchase the bulbs. I am in Tasmania, Aus and they are grown commerially here for the Horticultural Industry. Both Seed and Bulb are Ready available. Try these sites, they are very good, and have never had problems with either of them, www.gardenexpress.com.au, www.tesselaar.com.au they may be able to help you.
Check other wise check out EBay, you maybe able to find a reputable supplier there in the plant, seed and bulb section.
Ps. Just read that you are in England, why not find someone that has them and beg them to part with some?
If they are in someones garden then they can hardly be classed as "Wild",
goodluck
2006-10-14 00:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by tassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don,t buy blue bell seeds , but wait and buy bulbs when they are in the green(this means just after they flower they dig up the plants).you can get snowdrops like this to,they always grow easier .look for a nursery in a copy of garden news or other garden paper.
2006-10-14 01:40:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful what you are buying. I have spanish bluebells in the garden (not planted by me) and they are like a weed. I never thought I would tire of the blue but by the time they've stopped I'm glad they've gone. They seed everywhere and their bulbs reproduce at an alarming rate. These bluebells also interbreed with english ones, killing them off. You can tell by the flowers - english ones just have flowers on one side, spanish on both.
2006-10-17 08:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by J_Dobbins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is the annual blue-bells (since local names vary), never, never, never plant them! They re-seed everywhere in your yard, and your neighbours' yards, and you'll be forced to pull them up for the rest of your life! I made that mistake of planting some from a neighbour some years ago, and they still come up from seed dispersed years ago in the soil by plants I then allowed to go to seed. And never let them go to seed. They are one of the most invasive plants ever. Send some of those seeds to someone you don't like!
2006-10-14 03:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by steviewag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know nothing about the Wild Blue Bells.I have seen pictures of them though.Anyway I am very fond of wild flowers.Wild orchids and blue roses are the most beautiful wild flowers I have ever seen.I really love the smell of the blue roses.So fragrant and so refreshing.
2006-10-15 02:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by Simba's Rose Bud 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like daddybear they grow like weeds in my garden.I gave my mum a builders bucket full from one small part of a garden border and yet it was full again this year.I guess i gave them room to breathe. But they do look pretty so i dont mind.
Please dont dig wild ones up.And make sure you order english bluebells not spanish ones.
2006-10-14 01:39:04 · answer #7 · answered by greyfoxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a strange world, I have been digging the bulbs up and trying to get rid of them for a couple of years,
2006-10-14 00:38:06 · answer #8 · answered by Daddybear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark night take a spade dig some up & replant in your garden & remember I didn`t tell you to!
2006-10-14 00:22:30 · answer #9 · answered by edison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be very careful, as they can be a very invasive plant, also you will probably find that they are not English bluebells, if you buy any, as it is illegal to dig them up from any forest or woodland in the UK
2006-10-17 06:56:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋