What’s this Bulb??

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Connie777
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Hi I found this Bulb growing in my Wildlife Garden. I hadn’t planted it , is it a Spanish Bluebell please? Thanks Connie
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It looks like the leaves of a Spanish Bluebell, Connie, but looks a little big……
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I would say hyacinth, but not a fresh one, probably last year's bloom, they tend to throw up multiple shoots the following year.
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I thought hyacinth too but was a bit confused by the multiple shoots. Put it back in or in a pot and wait and see!
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Many Thanks for all your replies. I never grow Hyacinths so that has confused me more? Yep I think pot it & see.
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I’ve been racking my brains as to what bulb would be as advanced as that, at this time of the year so, i’m wondering if it could be a Crown Imperial Fritillaria !
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