In praise of Anglia Bulb Company.

Just to mention excellent service from this company.
Good quality begonia tubers.
All packaged in brown paper bags marked up, type colour and quantity.
An accompanying letter offering guidance for growing.
Plastic labels also included.
There was an offer of free summer bulbs to go with my order, I forgot to order these, they promptly e-mailed me as to which I required.
All very soundly packed in stout cardboard box.
Ok ,you might say that is the minimum requirement from all similar company's ................but it's certainly not always the case.

 

I ordered some spring flowering bulbs from the same company. They've all come up and are flowering or have nice buds on. I can't fault Anglia and will definitely be ordering from them again.

 

Kristen introduced me to Anglia Bulbs and I have been happy every time.

Funnily enough he has just been spreading the word on another forum.

If you want to try something a little different they sell Habenaria radiata tubers.............


http://www.angliabulbs.com/habenaria-radiata-(egret-orchids)/details/

 

I've fallen in love, I so must have some habenaria radiate for my chill out corner.... off to order

 

They are very demanding and certainly not hardy.
I grew mine in 40% perlite, 40% ericacious compost and 20% sharp sand. Only use rain water. Store cool over the winter but certainly frost free (8 to 10°c is ideal). Repot in the spring.

 

Just recieved some plump Trailing Begonia tubers from Anglia Bulbs.
Just trying another way to get them to shoot a bit quicker as recommended by some magazine I read ,put them in a plastic bag of moist compost in the airing cupboard ,sounds like a plan.

 

I am awaiting an order at the moment. I had no intention of ordering owt until I spotted Gloriosa carsonii in their catalogue

 

@roders , please let me know how your Begonia bag method goes . I pot mine up and bring them into a warm room , they take 8 to 22 days to show with about a 70-80% success rate.