In the Chicago area (at my home in Grayslake), Crocus tommasinianus also reseeds. I can tell because some of the seedlings are lighter in color than the female parent. It doesn't apparently spread to the lawn here and seed germination is successful only if the beds are mulched before the seeds are dispersed (not afterwards). I've had similar results from other bulb species with respect to timing of mulch placement as it effects reseeding. Has anyone else noticed this in their gardens? Boyce Tankersley Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 btankers@gmail.com On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1:08 AM, contact <contact@bulbargence.com> wrote: > Hello, > This spring we talked about naturalising Crocus species in lawns. John > Grimshaw said that C. tommasianus did not make seed in the UK. > I have a trial in this subject going since a few years. After a checkup > yesterday I am glad to report that in our mediterranean climat this species > (in addition to numerous offshoots) does make abundant seed which is now > been spread around (added by the lawnmower). However, C. ancyrense does not > show a single seedpod. > > Greetings > Lauw de Jager > South of France > http://www.bulbargence.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >