tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2762374640877607296..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty picture: Muscari sp.mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69363105723179855182010-04-11T20:44:00.955-07:002010-04-11T20:44:00.955-07:00Post comments are full of interesting references, ...Post comments are full of interesting references, I've never heard of "pearl lilly". My mom has these all over the place in her garden in Indiana, but they are so demure, cute and easy to pull that "invasive" is a stretch. Maybe "enthusiastic" :)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-67355042576428583942010-04-10T19:29:27.100-07:002010-04-10T19:29:27.100-07:00I think they are named after the Muscat wine grape...I think they are named after the Muscat wine grapes. I hear that Southern CA use them as turf..but you really cannot walk on it. MattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-21047005018831043612010-04-10T12:54:56.789-07:002010-04-10T12:54:56.789-07:00Hmmm, in my folks' beds, this one does have fo...Hmmm, in my folks' beds, this one does have foliage that persists for most of the summer. It can be a spreader but it's not to hard to rip out if that is one's desire.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34863715991690431642010-04-10T02:04:57.916-07:002010-04-10T02:04:57.916-07:00I saw some of these yesterday, in a container plan...I saw some of these yesterday, in a container planting. They smell gorgeous.ScreamingGreenConurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83512347320215976982010-04-09T11:49:10.037-07:002010-04-09T11:49:10.037-07:00If you ever plant them, you'll find that the l...If you ever plant them, you'll find that the leaves emerge in the fall and look ratty all winter. This can look really ugly. In the spring they put out more leaves and look fresh for a while before going into their summer dormancy.<br /><br />Some people use this trait to mark other dormant bulb plantings, as for example by surrounding a drift of narcissus, which might otherwise be Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75133270936029188492010-04-09T10:21:58.103-07:002010-04-09T10:21:58.103-07:00We just bought a house two years ago, and the fron...We just bought a house two years ago, and the front flowerbeds are full of grape hyacinth. They come back every year, and occasionally a thin cluster shows up in the lawn. I never saw them as a kid and incorrectly called them "blubells" for a while.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-44959849964893040102010-04-09T08:36:09.599-07:002010-04-09T08:36:09.599-07:00They're nice. I planted a lot of them a few y...They're nice. I planted a lot of them a few years under a row of <i>Weigela</i> a few years ago. They bloom now, before the shrubs leaf out, then remain unobtrusive and grass-like until they die back (no long-lasting ugly foliage like, say, daffodils) Mine have multiplied somewhat, but they aren't garden thugs.Karen715https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979479537943300181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64551264777871901582010-04-09T05:53:14.497-07:002010-04-09T05:53:14.497-07:00Pearl Lily... maybe for the resemblance to Lily of...Pearl Lily... maybe for the resemblance to Lily of the Valley? That would be my guess.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63560532278997544852010-04-09T05:05:22.270-07:002010-04-09T05:05:22.270-07:00Grape hyacinths were one of the first spring flowe...Grape hyacinths were one of the first spring flowers in our yard. My mom planted them just in front of the front door evergreens (don't know what they were) so we were greeted coming and going.<br /><br />I remember when white grape hyacinths became popular - Mom planted them in color blocks with the purple - quite avant garde in the 50s.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84574010985818713642010-04-09T04:32:51.536-07:002010-04-09T04:32:51.536-07:00Voted for your blog in multiple categories!Voted for your blog in multiple categories!Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50851775965910545712010-04-09T02:42:19.080-07:002010-04-09T02:42:19.080-07:00This plant is called pearl lily in finnish. The pe...This plant is called pearl lily in finnish. The pearl part i understand, as the flower seems to be made of blue pearls, but why lily?Araliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154376928367935489noreply@blogger.com