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Has anyone else noticed this?
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I received a bulb lasagna last year at Christmas. Four layers, as I remember. But, in September, the crocuses started sprouting. I think they're all up now. No flowers, of course, but will they flower at the proper time or what's going on? I live in Aberdeen - pretty mild winter last year, no snow, and not a lot of heat in the summer either.
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My clematis Wisley Cream is already flowering which seems early.🤔
If the bulbs have been in there since last autumn/winter, you should have had some of them flowering though. Do you know what any of them were? If the container is small, they may well be mostly smaller bulbs/flowers like crocus and the muscari and maybe some dwarf daffs. There should have been some signs of life in spring though.
It might be worth emptying the pot and separating the different types so that you can see what's viable, and then potting them up separately. The reticulata irises are usually iffy after the first year, and tulips can be the same apart from the species ones. Most spring bulbs are pretty reliable though year on year unless they get very congested.
Small bulbs can get eaten/taken by those grey tree rats, so I always put some mesh or netting over pots if they have any of the smaller bulbs in them. That keeps the little b*ggers out
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...