We do have a spare "meadow". I wonder how long 'til they choked out the grasses, cheeseweed, wild radish, etc. I'll start this year if anyone could possibly bear to part with some of their surplus. :) Maybe I'll need to reconsider after more research. After all we do have our native lupines that put on quite a Spring show. On 2020-04-24 13:23, ds429 via pbs wrote: > Frankly, if I had a spare meadow, I'd encourage Spanish bluebells to take it over. It would be a splendid sight! > > Dell, in WV, zone indeterminate, these days. > > On Friday, April 24, 2020, 03:33:01 PM EDT, Linda Eucalyptus via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Made me laugh, Jane. We don't seem to have them here. Too warm in > Winter? And I always thought they were so lovely stretched out in their > zillions in a meadow... > > Lin in Santa Cruz > > On 2020-04-24 10:35, Jane Sargent via pbs wrote: > >> Spanish bluebells. They grow here in Massachusetts nicely, without spreading unnecessarily. I was reading about them. The most invasive of them are the ones that have hybridized with English bluebells (non-scripta.) Perhaps these two plants should not be planted near each other. >> >> They are very poisonous, including the bulb, packed with cardiac glycosides. I am considering planting them around tulips to deter voles. one little nibble and it's Xs for eyes. >> >> Jane S >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…