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Post by Tig on Feb 23, 2008 0:30:10 GMT
I bought a few last week, namely
Sparaxis
Liatris Spicata (the purple one)
Hedychium Aurantiacum
and I was tempted again this week ..
Liatris Spicata Alba
Crinum Powellii
Ornithogalum aribicum
Hymenocallis festalis
Acidanthera bicolour
Susie has also bought a ginger, and Bigs has got her pineapple lilies - anyone else bought summer bulbs or corms? Or any advice or growing tips on the purchases I have made? x Tig
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Post by andy on Feb 23, 2008 6:47:38 GMT
Apart from Cannas, Dahlias and Begonias, i've never really been a lover of summer bulbs mainly that unless you're growing them for foliage (alocasia for example) i find most of the flowers don't last very long.
I adore Gladioli but they just seem a waste of time and space for the short flowering period.
One thing i'd like to have a go at for my tropical garden is Crocosmia 'lucifer'...i just love the idea of all that firey red on grass like leaves.
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Post by Barbara on Feb 23, 2008 8:54:01 GMT
my sparaxis last ages, i agree about glads, i gave mine to my sister  and lucifer is great ,and i got loads of free seeds from mine too |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 23, 2008 9:02:21 GMT
I've just bought a couple of Lilium pardalinum giganteum purely because I loved the hot colour on the packet! I have since found out that these pretty babies can reach a height of 6ft  . Haven't a clue where I'm going to put them in my ickle garden! www.vanmeuwen.com/plant/60554S x |
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 23, 2008 9:38:33 GMT
It's got to be Tigridia for me... my neighbour had some last year and the way that she had planted them looked awful but the flowers were wonderful.
Otherwise I only have begonias, calla's and my lovely alocasia really.
RF
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 23, 2008 9:39:54 GMT
Have to agree with you RF! I grew Tigridia for the first time last year and they were awesome!
S x
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Post by Tig on Feb 23, 2008 11:34:01 GMT
So nice to know that others like Tigridia ;D Although I agree with Andy about a lot of the summer bulbs not lasting very long I still think they are worth growing just for the spectacle they put on. I do get good displays from the Asiatic Lilies (I now have some in the borders as well as my 8 pots full of them, just hate the bl@@dy lily beetles they attract!), and crocosmia lucifer is in flower for a few weeks in late summer. I bought a caladium red rosebud last year but left it a bit late to plant - I will be getting it going earlier this year. Got a few freesias in the border as well - love the smell x Tig |
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Post by Weeterrier on Feb 23, 2008 13:16:54 GMT
Although I find them hard to place in my garden, because everything is a bit higgledy-piggledy, and they are so straight, I was tempted by Gladioli again. They are so spectacular. It's the same with dahlias, don't really like them, but am always tempted. I'll probably get more stuff. That I don't need. That I don't have room for.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2008 13:39:51 GMT
Ornithaligum are horrid to spell but absolutely lovely, Tig. Hope you have more success with Acidanthera than I have ... planted three years ago, always come up, no flowers. Not one  The leaves of Crocosmia are so lovely and fresh-looking that they're worth it even if the flowering season is short. Wee, I tried Gladioli the first year and they just looked wrong - although I love them in a vase. In the garden they look like garish soldiers marching along. Susie, those lilies look spectacular ;D ... cheers ... |
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Post by andy on Feb 24, 2008 12:42:32 GMT
Just bought a small pack of 6 crocosmia lucifer and 20 Tigrdia pavonia....more to follow ;D
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Post by Weeterrier on Feb 24, 2008 13:29:42 GMT
There is always more to follow, isn't there Andy? |
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Post by andy on Feb 24, 2008 13:39:56 GMT
There is always more to follow, isn't there Andy? I know...christ knows where i'm going to put them all. I already have 35 begonia tubers scattered around the conservatory widow sills in 3ltr pots plus the countless musas basjoo coming into leaf.....and this is in conjunction with my big siamese fighting fish breeding project which is in full swing. I NEED A BIGGER HOUSE |
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Post by Tig on Feb 24, 2008 14:41:57 GMT
I had decided to go to Wilkies again this morning because they had an offer on their own brand fertilisers (rose, bonemeal, multi-purpose granules, etc), and whilst there I couldn't resist another pack of freesias double mixed and dahlia Arabian Nights. Then I popped into supermarket for some bread and they had an out-of-date pack of ipheion (I know they are not summer bulbs but I couldn't resist buying them for 99p - they have been put in a pot already ;D) x Tig - who will also need a bigger garden soon!!
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Post by Weeterrier on Feb 28, 2008 18:27:15 GMT
Well, Tig, you cost me £4.00 today. Before knowing you, I wouldn't have thought of buying Tigridias. |
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Post by Tig on Feb 28, 2008 18:56:49 GMT
Oooh well done WT - I am so looking forward to loads of pictures in the summer ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 28, 2008 18:58:36 GMT
I bought 10 as well ......must be your influence Tig.....are we going to have a Tigridia competition then??
RF
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Post by Tig on Feb 28, 2008 23:59:03 GMT
;D - who has been growing them the longest maybe  |
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2008 13:53:22 GMT
I've bought an Incarvillea tuber thing - it looked interesting  There are no planting instructions on it though - so not sure how deep to plant it, or when come to that! I assume it will want a sunny, well drained site  Any ideas?? Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 1, 2008 13:57:28 GMT
Incarvillea are lovely plants Tig. I have two in my garden and have given bits away throughout the years. The seed head are rather nice as well.
I have mine planted in sun and part -shade. The one in part-shade lasts a little longer - flower wise. The first few years I left them in the ground and covered them up well and they have now even managed minus 20. You are right they like well-drained soil.
RF
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2008 14:35:07 GMT
How deep are yours planted RF? I was thinking of burying the crown about 3" below the soil, or is that too deep? x Tig
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 1, 2008 16:47:54 GMT
We are going back a while Tig but if I remember I did around 10cms - 3,5 inches - so 3,0" is fine I would say.
RF
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Post by Tig on Mar 1, 2008 18:48:27 GMT
Thank you RF  Haven't quite decided where it is going yet 'cos I haven't got a lot of pink flowers x Tig |
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Post by Jardack on Mar 1, 2008 19:11:50 GMT
I planted some summer bulbs last spring.... and then forgot about them.... Which would have been fine if I hadn't then planted all my strawberry plants on top of the bulbs - it looked very strange when all these flowers appeared in the middle of my strawberry patch  Just thought I'd share in case any one else was as daft as me (although I doubt it!!) JArdack |
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Post by carolann on Mar 2, 2008 9:45:26 GMT
Bulbs bought. 2008.
Papaver Orientale Pinnacle. Orange/Red.
Canna The President Red.
Canna Wyoming Orange.
Red Hot Poker Kniphofia Yellow/Red.
Lilium Asiatic (3) Grand Cru Yellow/Red.
Ixia (10) White with dark centre
Ixia (10) Yellow with dark centre.
Crocosmia (10) Lucifer Red
" (10) Constance
" (10) Emily McKenzie
" (10) Princess
Acidanthera (20) White.
Not sure what colour Constance and Princess Crocosmia are does anyone know please. I grew some Acidanthera last year and boy what a lovely scent they have so I had to get some more for this year as I lost all the corms from last year as it said to lift them and they got mold on them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2008 19:49:54 GMT
Well, don't know if this is exactly a summer bulb; it's recommended for growing indoors - but today a bulb of Gloriosa Lily kind of, errr, slipped into my basket. Not quite sure what I'm going to do with it since we don't have a conservatory; may grow it to trail down in the hallway ... cheers ...
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Post by Amo on Mar 5, 2008 20:08:21 GMT
I'm going for some newer varieties of crocosmea tomorrow. I have a lot of the common one and have been digging it up but it is a great performer. I have been wowed and disappointed by Lucifer. It is huge, this will be it's 3rd summer, and a real stopper but it is for such a short time! I'm going to move it this year to somewhere it can peek-a-boo through something and then go away gracefully. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 8, 2008 12:10:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2008 12:14:01 GMT
Now that is a bargain, RF ;D
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Post by Tig on Mar 8, 2008 13:50:58 GMT
Bargain indeed RF - pleased you have bought a Crinum Powellii too, we can compare notes ;D Are you going to grow it in a pot (or is that a daft question  ) I also had a couple of bargain purchases - a pack of two lilium Stargazer, and a pack of two white oriental lilium, 79p per pack from Wilkies  x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 8, 2008 13:55:51 GMT
The Crinum - yes I will grow it in a pot - have you planted yours yet? Enormous things aren't they....
I saw some lilies but I got so fed up with the Red Lily Beetle that I gave up years ago. I only hope that the Crinum is OK. I do have 4/5 Day Lilies but the beetles seem to leave those alone.
RF
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. Haven't a clue where I'm going to put them in my ickle garden!
Any ideas?? Tig
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