Any ideas what these are ?

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  1. Rachel

    Rachel Apprentice Gardener

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    there are loads of these in my garden what are they please ? and how to get rid ?
    under theses there are loads of bulbs .
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    Please can you try crushing a leaf and smelling it.
    If it smalls of onions then it will probably be Allium sp.
    Some do tend to seed around!
     
  3. Rachel

    Rachel Apprentice Gardener

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    when we dug them up, all the bulbs were bunched up together, like grapes, if you know what i mean. will crush and sniff tomorrow as its dark out there now.
     
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    Might be garlic chives. Do they bloom at all?
     
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    Rachel Apprentice Gardener

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    mother in law seems to think, they might of had blue flowers , but she cant say for sure, and we cant remember.
     
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    Could be bluebells!

    Actually, forget I said that. There wouldn't be foliage if the photo was taken recently.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Pete has it, Muscari. AKA Grape Hyacinth. No getting rid of it now.:gnthb:
     
  9. Rachel

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    Thanks for the replies.

    If it is grape hyacinth am i really stuck with it :cnfs:
     
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    No, not really :) As they emerge, just pull them up and you should get the bulb as well. You won't get all of them immediately and they do self seed, but it's that not that difficult to keep control of them in the average size garden. Of course, if you like them, you could just leave them :)
     
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