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spring bulbs
man in a shed
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Hi all , planted these bulbs October they have been this size for about 6 weeks think they're daff/tulip ? just wondered if they are going to flower, look a bit weird . Also these sweet peas I started off indoors xmas time do you think they will survive . Thx
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Sweet peas look ok.
Bulbs are not tulips or daffodils, but may be Irises.
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I agree, the bulbs are definitely not tulips or daffs - those have much wider more fleshy leaves. They look a bit like aliums - do the leaves have a strong scent?
You should pinch the tips from the sweet peas - i.e. use scissors or your thumb nail to take off the top pair of leaves from each shoot. It encourages the plants to grow more side shoots so they get bushier - so more flowers.
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Spring flowering bulbs? Looks somewhat like snake's head fritillary/Fritillaria meleagris
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They could be those or Dutch irises. Have to wait and see.
Maybe pinch out those sweet peas to get more stems?
thx now you mention it I did plant some snakehead thingys , must label stuff .