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Just added Thalictrum "Hewitts Double Blue" to the list of stuff just bought

 

Do you mean to say that I can't use the big pile of them that I have? I suppose you'll be telling me next that pieces of eight are no longer legal tender

 

Just added Peonies.........

"Blaze"


Inspector Lavergne


and a second Duchess of Nemours


That'll bring the collection in the garden to around a dozen

 

Just bought 5 bulbs of Fritillaria Raddeana



and 5 bulbs of Fritillaria Acmopetala

 

Hi Perki, well, they're not that cheap, but I've bought them from Farmer Gracy because their bulbs are top quality. I have bought from others, like Parkers, and been let down on quality and also being sent the wrong bulbs although labelled correctly.

So one F.Raddeana is £7.70 but I bought a package of 5 which has cost £31.28.

I'm obviously on a Fritillaria and Allium splurge as I want to make a feature of them in the garden as I've just bought..........

Allium "Forelock"


Allium "Summer Drummer"



Allium "Nectaroscordum"


Frittillaria Lutea


Fritillaria "Rubra"


I've already got 6 F.Rubra, Lutea, and around 20 Allium Nectaroscordum, but they're always a good addition.

 

That is a problem, Perki, because as you know, Fritillaria like to be planted fairly deep.
I'm lucky to have sandy soil that is black because of the manure and compost added over the years.

Well, gardening is always a bit of a gamble when planting bulbs or plant. I would be lying if I said I've had 100% success because that would definitely untrue. My gardening history is littered with plants and bulbs that failed for some reason.
I've just bought 50 bulbs of Allium Nectaroscordum which has always been a challenge to grow and so I treat them differently by planting them 4 inches deep in pots placed in the Green House. For good drainage I use a mixture of compost, sand and grit which Nectaroscordum seems to like, but even so the success rate is always variable.

 

The Bees love them, Perki, and they have that spear shaped sheath just before they burst into flower which sets them apart.

I never use a spade when digging up plants or bulbs, I always use a Fork as it does less damage.

I think you're right, Perki, small bulbs of large Alliums usually don't do well in the first year.

DD

Done!! I've just ordered 10 bulbs and surprisingly they are the cheapest against the rest of what I have ordered.

 

We have, literally, hundreds of them and they spread like mad! I suppose it depends on soil type. We sell over 100 each open day and I just dig them up (using a fork ) as required.

The areas where they do best are the ones where we don't add any compost. don't know whether it's a coincidence or not.

We have them in different shades of pink. The one you showed was a lighter pink but the darker ones are also quite striking


The bees go mad over them and we have estimated that we had over two hundred bees on one patch of about 50 plants this year.

 

Yes, Shiney, I remember seeing you in action as you dug them up!!!

 

You're right, Shiney. The ones I have in the borders don't like rich soil be prefer "poor"
soil, so I tend to add sand and grit to where I plant them.