things happening in my garden - help?!

9 years ago

So there are a ton of exciting things going on in my garden. Everything I got at the swap is settling into its new home (my home) and I'm happy about that. The champneys pink cluster rose actually bloomed again after the initial shock!

But anyway, on to the help....I planted a ton of bulbs and stuff for the spring. I have some hardy geranium, various allium, astrantia, and a landana lily that has already sprouted and growing. I've never grown any of these things, but when i planted them the geranium, astrantia, and lily had like 6 inch roots on them. The allium were just bulbs with no roots.

My question is obviously the frost will kill the growth, but is it okay they have already sprouted?? Will they grow again in the Spring and bloom? The geranium and astrantia have like 3 inch seedlings already - I planted these the day after the swap. The allium look like Y's. I heard with Fall bulbs for Spring blooming it is bad if they sprout! Please let me know if I should dig them up and store them for colder weather! I don't know what to do!

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phoenix7801
9 years ago
I'd imagine your ornamental alliums would do just what edible alliums do this time of year...grow a few leaves up top and make some roots to overwinter then come out in the spring with foliage and flowers.
cynthianovak
9 years ago
They should no be affected by the change in seasons. I don't know astrantia or lanada lily. I see you are zone 8b and I am 8a but typically if they were growing where you live don't worry at all. If they are tropical you might worry a little BUT if they need cold as some of the big alliums do they might do great this year.....cheers for you but they may not have enough cold to return. The geranium corms I planted one year did not do well here in Arlington but they may have been old or I may have inadvertently injured them. I hope you will post again. The only bulbs that really need to be refrigerated and give you a problem for already having growth in my experience are the tulips that are not species tulips. Now I need to see what those other two look like.....smiles of excitement c
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