Wild Hyacinth bulbs arrived in the mail yesterday!We planted the three bulbs in a little crescent along the edge of this drier strawberry/honeyberry bed, and reinforced the dirt berm to trap a little extra water. Prairie Moon Nursery says they like medium-dry at most, but will generally do okay if it’s wet during the bloom time (which is usually our rain times).New earwig… We saw it moving around as we dug into the hard packed dry soil! It was somewhere between 2-6″ down. Just as bone dry the whole way. It swam across the water mud as we watered in the new bulbs. Hoping it might be a native one but waiting on what inaturalist or friends say.
The earwig looks giant 😱
It was actually a third again smaller than our common ones. Must just be the lighting
You plant those bulbs this early? I know nothing about native hyacinths.
Yes, the instructions were very specific about it for this species.
Good luck with the Camassia! I love that species.