Tropical Winter/Spring Bulbs
Tropical Winter/Spring Bulbs
Hi All,
I would love to get some winter spring colour in the garden, the only problem is I don't want the usual bulbs. I am looking for something exotic strong coloured rather than pale creams and yellow Daffodil any plant suggestions would be helpful. I'm not sure if the plant I am looking for actually exists.
Thanks
Rob
I would love to get some winter spring colour in the garden, the only problem is I don't want the usual bulbs. I am looking for something exotic strong coloured rather than pale creams and yellow Daffodil any plant suggestions would be helpful. I'm not sure if the plant I am looking for actually exists.
Thanks
Rob
Re: Tropical Winter/Spring Bulbs
Unfortunately the problem is that tropical/exotic bulbs don't have seasons, so cannot adapt to our seasons. Also the selection of bulbs we have are very unexotic. Tulips are the closest.. perhaps Cyclamen? But nothing springs to mind (scuse the pun)..
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I wish I could find something like Crocosmia Lusifer that would flower in winter.
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Schizostylis coccinea 'major' will flower through to early winter, November if you're lucky,and don't get a heavy frost, now's about the time to see it at nurseries too.fern Rob wrote:I wish I could find something like Crocosmia Lusifer that would flower in winter.
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Thanks NigelNigel Fear wrote:Schizostylis coccinea 'major' will flower through to early winter, November if you're lucky,and don't get a heavy frost, now's about the time to see it at nurseries too.fern Rob wrote:I wish I could find something like Crocosmia Lusifer that would flower in winter.
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Nerine sarniensis comes to mind and so does nerine bowdenii
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Lachenalia (Jan-March) is perhaps unusual if not outright exotic.
Ornithogalum (March onwards) maybe?
Some less common looking Fritillaria (April-ish) perhaps? e.g. F. uva vulpis, F. elwesii, F. Michailovskyi and by then other things like Arum italicum, Erythronium & Trillium (both too dainty perhaps?) and Pleione
A collection of poncy snowdrops out of the question? Plenty of so-called Galanthophiles have amazing collections of snowdrops
Ornithogalum (March onwards) maybe?
Some less common looking Fritillaria (April-ish) perhaps? e.g. F. uva vulpis, F. elwesii, F. Michailovskyi and by then other things like Arum italicum, Erythronium & Trillium (both too dainty perhaps?) and Pleione
A collection of poncy snowdrops out of the question? Plenty of so-called Galanthophiles have amazing collections of snowdrops
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I had no idea there was so many bulbs to pick from.Kristen wrote:Lachenalia (Jan-March) is perhaps unusual if not outright exotic.
Ornithogalum (March onwards) maybe?
Some less common looking Fritillaria (April-ish) perhaps? e.g. F. uva vulpis, F. elwesii, F. Michailovskyi and by then other things like Arum italicum, Erythronium & Trillium (both too dainty perhaps?) and Pleione
A collection of poncy snowdrops out of the question? Plenty of so-called Galanthophiles have amazing collections of snowdrops
I completely forgotten about snow drops. Any suggested suppliers .
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I have planted them before but they don't grow well In my garden.kata wrote:I just planted two weeks ago Fritillaria, orange I think.
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Well Rob,
Not too sure if these will 'take', they felt a bit soft, I forgot I had them and you know how warm its been this summer, still they may do something.
I love them, they are really nice if you get all the colors. they come with garlic smellie in the sawdust to prevent mice eating the bulb..
Not too sure if these will 'take', they felt a bit soft, I forgot I had them and you know how warm its been this summer, still they may do something.
I love them, they are really nice if you get all the colors. they come with garlic smellie in the sawdust to prevent mice eating the bulb..
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I think they are great plants, but they are summer flowering .
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Imperial fritillaries are the first whopper garden bulb to flower in spring. You've got alliums, lilies and eremurus later, but it's the good old crown imperial which gives you drama early in the year.