Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Chinchierinchee
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to July
- Flower colour: white
- Other features: excellent long-lasting cut flowers
- Hardiness: half hardy (will require winter protection)
Dense clusters of star-shaped, white flowers top the upright stems that emerge from the lax clumps of foliage in early summer. At around the same time, the narrow, lance-shaped foliage usually starts to die back. Each stem can have up to 30 flowers, so when planted in large clumps, the overall effect is quite spectacular. make sure to plant more than you need as the flowers make superb additions to a vase. - Garden Care: Plant bulbs 5 - 7cm deep outside, in a warm, sheltered spot after the worst frosts have passed, allowing 20 - 30cm between each. After the flowers have died back, lift and store the bulbs in a frost-free position until planting out again the following year. The bulbs can also be potted up using a good, general-purpose compost and moved into the garden for the warmer months.
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- Harmful if eaten
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Taurus'
bistorta
Ideal for a bog garden
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids
alstroemeria bulbs
Brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers
£4.99
3 bare root plants
available to order from winter 2013
Gladiolus × colvillii 'The Bride'
gladioli bulbs
Upright sprays of pure white flowers
£4.99
10 corms
available to order from winter 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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