Gladiolus 'Purple Mate'
gladioli bulbs
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to September
- Flower colour: purple
- Other features: excellent cut-flowers
- Hardiness: half hardy (will need winter protection)
Intense purple flowers appear on the upright flower spikes from late summer. These can be used to add structural interest and colour to the border, or cut to create spectacular arrangements in a vase. - Garden care: Plant corms 10-15cm (4-6in) deep and 25cm apart on a bed of sharp sand to aid drainage. In frost-prone areas, lift them when the leaves turn yellow-brown, dip the corms in fungicide and store in a dry, frost-free place over winter
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
bellflower
Profusion of blue, bell-like flowers
£6.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Agapanthus africanus
African lily
Wonderful globes of blue flowers from midsummer
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 4 weeks
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
wallflower
Stunning mauve flowers
£4.99
9cm pot
within 2 weeks
Penstemon 'Alice Hindley'
beard tongue
A very old variety
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Planting bulbs
Bulbs are ideal for anyone who rates themselves as 'keen-but-clueless' because they are one of the easiest plants to grow. Provided you plant them at the right time of year at more or less the right depth, they will reward...
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