院子的鬱金香會自行繁殖?

一開始搬到新家的第一年春天,院子總是有些”驚喜”,例如在葡萄藤下冒出了紅色的鬱金香(如下圖),抑或是前屋主留在房子邊的小盆栽,冬天看時以為是廢棄的盆栽,誰知道初春竟然冒出了風信子。

初春的驚喜:風信子盆摘

每到秋冬,市面上就很容易買到風信子,連超市都有賣,加上價格便宜,花期又長,我常常會買回來當作桌上擺飾,一旦枯萎後就把球莖埋到院子,和鬱金香們放在一起。

然而,怎麼只有鬱金香似乎種了一顆,會自己在旁邊多長幾株? 而且更誇張的是今年在櫻桃樹下,我竟然發現疑似鬱金香的葉子正冒出來?! 但也跑太遠了吧?!!! (距離我種鬱金香的地方至少有20公尺遠?)

剛剛查了一下,鬱金香的確會自行繁殖,每個四季循環,都可以長出2-5新的北鼻球莖,實在太神奇了!

Tulips will need a full year’s growth in order to start multiplying and spreading. This means that the initial process will begin after their first bloom in spring. When this process begins baby bulbs will sprout from the main tulip root. This usually creates 2 to 5 more bulbs each cycle.

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