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The leaves on wild onion or garlic don't usually flop over. Crush the leaves and take a sniff -- wild onion will let you know exactly what it is!
The leaves on grape hyacinth are flat and sometimes a bit fleshy, and this time of year they look like a nest of snakes, or a bad hair day.
If they are grape hyacinths, in the early spring you'll see tightly set purple cones emerge from the center of the plant. Those are the flower spikes. The flowers smell like grapes.
I've got tons of them growing in my lawn. In late April it's a beautiful sight. Then the spouse gets out the lawnmower and rips their pretty little heads off. *sigh*
Thanks for your thoughts. I investigated the chive/onion thing and they don't appear to be either as individual leaves sprout directly from the bulb instead of one elongated tube with leaves coming out of that. I thought perhaps they are crocus, but the photos I've seen online really only show the blooms and not the foliage. Albeit, these are very, very long leaves on mine. It's odd that they sprouted last august and have grown to a foot in length by February. I'm eager to see what blooms!
I didn't know they were that long & grew after Aug... crocus only come up in the Spring.
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I believe you are correct. I have some of the grape hyacinth, but they are so very, very tiny. How tall do yours get ???
I have some of the grape hyacinth, but they are so very, very tiny. How tall do yours get ???
The flower spikes are about 4 to 6 inches tall. If I don't cut the grass, the ones growing in the lawn will get even taller.
The foliage will die off in late spring/early summer, and then re-emerge in late summer/early fall.
Mine bloom in late April/early May. Can't wait!
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