I'll stick with Sternbergia lutea. based on appearance and it not flowering in the 3 years Luckydingo has lived there. Sternbergia are just so good at not flowering.
It looks incredibly like my Bluebells, they are about that size with the spine/crease down the leaf
You may have to just wait and see as some dont flower for the first few years while the bulb grows. I plant more of these from seed every year and they can take a few years to get to floweing stage.
Im fairly sure its a bulb. Definitly not evergreen anyway. Always starts to make an appearance after my hostas, lupins, etc have reached the backend of their season.
Il try that trick with breaking open the leaf though.
Looks like a Crinum to me. It is a summer flowering bulb, can be evergreen (mine is) Could be that it hasn't reached flowering size. Last owner may have removed clump to take with them to new home and small bits left behind are coming up...
Luckydingo. You've got to get one of these flowering, the suspense is too much.
I'd dig up and pot up now. Keep them with their soil and they won't notice. You'll know if it's a bulb if nothing else. If you've got several try one in hot dry, another in dry shade etc. see what happens
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It looks incredibly like my Bluebells, they are about that size with the spine/crease down the leaf
Looks like a sedge to me and they do spread.
Or Iris unguilaris which takes years to re-establish after being moved but once it starts flowering hardly ever stops.
I'll stick with Sternbergia lutea. based on appearance and it not flowering in the 3 years Luckydingo has lived there. Sternbergia are just so good at not flowering.
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You may have to just wait and see as some dont flower for the first few years while the bulb grows. I plant more of these from seed every year and they can take a few years to get to floweing stage.
They also look a lot like Agapanthus or even Hemerocallis that are not doing too well!
The mystery continues
Im fairly sure its a bulb. Definitly not evergreen anyway. Always starts to make an appearance after my hostas, lupins, etc have reached the backend of their season.
Il try that trick with breaking open the leaf though.
Looks like a Crinum to me. It is a summer flowering bulb, can be evergreen (mine is) Could be that it hasn't reached flowering size. Last owner may have removed clump to take with them to new home and small bits left behind are coming up...
Luckydingo. You've got to get one of these flowering, the suspense is too much.
I'd dig up and pot up now. Keep them with their soil and they won't notice. You'll know if it's a bulb if nothing else. If you've got several try one in hot dry, another in dry shade etc. see what happens
In the sticks near Peterborough
I know what you mean nut