Tulipa 'Charming Lady'
double late tulip bulbs
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May
- Flower colour: apricot yellow
- Other features: excellent cut-flowers
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Bulb size: 12/14
Golden-apricot, many-petalled flowers, often with irregular pink markings, open from green-flushed buds and become paler as they mature. The grey-green foliage and gorgeous flowers, which appear in small clusters, makes a very elegant statement in the border, and mixes easily with many other shades.- Garden care:
From September to December plant bulbs 15-20cm deep and 10-15cm apart in fertile, well-drained soil. Alternatively, allow 7-9 bulbs per 30cm sq. After flowering dead-head and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser each week for the first month. Once the foliage has died down naturally lift the bulbs and store in a cool greenhouse.
- Harmful if eaten/may cause skin allergy
Clematis alpina
alpine clematis (group 1)
Delightful mid-blue, bell-shaped flowers in April/May
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
wallflower
Stunning mauve flowers
Aquilegia vulgaris
columbine
Looks good in most settings
Camassia leichtlinii
camassia bulbs
Spires of blue or lilac star-shaped flowers
Tulipa 'La Belle Epoque'
double late tulip bulbs
Unusual antique shades
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock'
hyacinth bulbs
Perfect for a 'bruised' coloured border
Fritillaria persica
fritillary bulbs
Brooding and intense flower colour
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