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  1. miraflores

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    in your opinion which flowers can be grown alongside tulips and bloom more or less at the same time and require the same condition of soil/exposure?
    Suggestion for another good flower display....:ThankYou:?
     
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    Wallflowers. Very cheap and easy to grow from seed. Sow in the next month or 2 for flowers next year.
     
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      Tulips and wallflowers i luv this combo cbaed63e841693be7aaf48d7b8356811.jpg
      Bee friendly and Sooooo many colour combinations and FAB scent to boot
      "A win win for me"
       
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        AGREE :dbgrtmb: you got in just before me while i was looking for the photo @CharlieBot :snorky:
         
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        You can also buy them barerooted in bundles around October time , you get a big bundle for not a lot of cash :blue thumb: I have only done this once , as I keep forgetting when they go on sale .
        @wiseowl , advised me on this way to grow wallflowers. he may have some more information than I can give :smile:
         
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          I seldom find them for sale :frown: so to save time ...I also take cuttings ;)..very easy just like taking a cutting from Erysimum Bowles Mauve
           
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            Now I like that one ! Erysimum Bowles Mauve :blue thumb: Just added it to my wish list.
             
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              @HarryS :thumbsup: Its an amazing plant i can highly recommend it :dbgrtmb: ...it flowers no stop almost to the point of exhausting itself and this year past with the weather so mild it flowered almost right through the winter :spinning: it is frost tender but iv'e had my original plant now coming up 5 yrs so its seen and come through a few harsh winters and as you can see its very easy to take insurance cuttings from :) If you have a problem obtaining one :smile: ...please say and i can gladly pop some cuttings in the post for you to start for yourself and you'll find it does grow very quickly :smile:
               
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              Can I also suggest Myosotis ( Forget me nots ) they look gorgeous with Tulips and later Narcissi.
               
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                thank you for all the suggestions - I like very much the idea of myosotis, they are tiny and pretty. I am actually growing some in a pot at the moment but they seem to be extremely delicate (half of the seedlings died, maybe too much water?).
                In regards to wallflower sorry to say that: I don't like the shape of the flower, although they may well be just the perfect solutions for splashes of colour here and there.
                 
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                now I have a word in favour of the yellow wallflower: it looks great alongside purple irises with yellow throat, maybe positioned a bit higher since the irises are taller
                 
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