Bulbs for pots - Rich blues
bulb lasagne collection for pots
- 1 × collection | 107 bulbs
- £35.50 £0.33 each
- available to order from autumn
- 2 × collections | 224 bulbs
- £70.50 £0.31 each
- available to order from autumn
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- Bulbs (only) £4.99
- Position: Full sun or partial shade - though best in full sun
- Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: Fast
- Flowering period: March to May
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
For the best possible display of spring bulbs in pots, the technique of planting pots in layers extends the period of interest and looks great. This combination can produce a display of flowers from early March through to May. On the patio or on either side of a front door they will give a scented welcome to your home in spring.
In each collection you will receive the following:
- 50 x Muscari armeniacum: Charming, cone-shaped spikes of tiny, mid-blue flowers appear in April and May above the grass-like, mid-green leaves. Grape hyacinths look gorgeous peeping out of a large container, planted with yellow, spring-flowering pansies. out of a large container, and if planted ate the front of sunny borders, will quickly form small colonies. Grows to 15cm.
- 25 x Anemone blanda blue-flowered: This is a wonderful plant that produces cheerful, daisy-like flowers in shades of blue and purple, giving a floral display from early March to April. Grows to 25cm.
- 5 x Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant': A richly coloured hyacinth that will add real oomph to the spring bedding schem scheme. The flowers have a good scent, are a deep shade of violet blue and are excellent for cutting. Grows to 25cm.
- 7 x Tulipa 'Blue Beauty': Rose-violet petals with a blue satin sheen and a violet-blue inner, form exquisite flowers that top the stout upright stems. Tall and elegant, it is one of the best for cutting as it lasts well in a vase, and it mixes well with a wide range of colours in the border. Grows to 50cm.
- 20 x Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica: At roughly the same time in spring, the strappy upright(ish) foliage appears, almost seeming to stand guard at each side of the emerging flowerspike. This spike carries up to 10 near-white flowers, which often have a faint blue stripe down the length of each petal. It's also very pretty when intermingled with cyclamen or snakes head fritillaria, and if left undisturbed in open ground, it will naturalise areas under trees and shrubs. Grows to 15cm.
If you buy two collections, you will also receive an additional: - 10 x Hyacinthus orientalis 'Peter Stuyvesant': Richly coloured and with a good perfume to add extra oomph to the display. Grows to 25cm.
Add some bulb fibre to your pot and plant the tulip bulbs first, 20-25cm deep. Add more bulb fibre to cover them, then add a layer of hyacinths at around 12cm deep and fill in as before. Then a layer of Anemone blanda blue-flowered and Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica and Muscari armeniacum planted at 2.5-5cm deep.
- Harmful if eaten/may cause skin allergy
