Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 9/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 10-20 cm
- RHS Recommended
- Award of Garden Merit
- Plants for Pollinators
- Colour
- Blues
- Flowering Time
- April
- May
- Planting Time
- September
- October
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perennial
- Perfect For
- Naturalising
- Pots & Tubs
- Scented
Muscari Armeniacum Marleen
M5726
Description
Muscari armeniacum ‘Marleen’ produces masses of very large deep cobalt-blue flowers that bring bold spring colour and rich fragrance to the garden. The densely packed blooms of Muscari armeniacum ‘Marleen’ create a striking display in borders, containers, and naturalised planting schemes, where their vivid blue tones stand out beautifully against fresh spring foliage.
Robust and reliable, this impressive grape hyacinth is ideal for drifting through lawns, beneath trees, or along pathways, gradually forming vibrant carpets of long-lasting colour year after year. Its strong perfume and intense colouring make it a standout addition to any spring garden display.
Care Guide
Very easy to grow, this is a useful and popular clump-forming plant, producing splashes of colour in the rockery or at the edges of beds and borders.
Usually blue (but not always), they are frequently planted between taller bulbs such as tulips and daffodils.
They can also be used for naturalising in woodland or planted in swathes. Plant 7cm deep, 10cm apart.
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Gold Disc
N0669
Rays of sunshine ruffles radiate from Split Corona Narcissi ‘Gold Disc’. Like gilded treasure glinting in the light, these striking golden flowers are sure to attract attention. This ‘split corona’ variety enhances the uplifting joy of the classic yellow daffodil with an eye-catching open centre.
Narcissus ‘Gold Disc’ exhibits whorls of finely pleated layers, shining with dazzling brilliance in containers, borders, and in drifts amongst lawns. The sturdy stems and fancy blooms make excellent cut flowers to fill vases around the house, bringing brightness indoors even on a grey day.
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Sir Winston Churchill
N0279
An intensely scented and long-stemmed Double Daffodil 'Sir Winston Churchill' which is often grown for cutting, thanks to its pretty ruffled, multi-headed blooms.
Strong, thick stems mean that narcissus ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ stays aloft in the border, even on windy spring days and has been granted a prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the RHS thanks to its reliable garden performance and desirable looks.
Ivory petals bear flashes of gold and open up in layers to reveal the neat, fully double flowers in April.
Plant in large groups and swathes through the border for the most impact.
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Magnifica Alba
M5681
Iris ‘Magnifica Alba’ produces elegant crisp white flowers accented with soft golden midlines, rising above glossy green foliage in late spring. Flowering from late April into May, the refined blooms of Iris ‘Magnifica Alba’ bring a calm, luminous quality to borders, gravel gardens, and alpine-style planting schemes.
This cooler-toned form provides beautiful contrast among richer colours and stronger planting combinations, while its graceful habit suits naturalistic and contemporary settings alike. Best grown in a sunny position with freely draining soil, Iris ‘Magnifica Alba’ thrives with minimal disturbance and rewards with reliable flowering.
