Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 4/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 25 cm
- Colour
- Blues
- Flowering Time
- May
- June
- Planting Time
- September
- October
- Growing
- Hardy
Ipheion Jessie
M5558
Description
Petite Ipheion ‘Jessie’ is perfect for planting in drifts near the front of a border and for filling blank spaces in a rock garden for a serene drift of blue.
The azure-blue, star-shaped flowers are painted with a darker stripe along the centre of each petal, and hold a golden, pollen-packed core.Ipheion ‘Jessie’ produces a bed of narrow, strap-like leaves which smell faintly of onions.
The blooms smell sweetly, especially on warm days, on stems reaching 10cm tall.
An ideal plant to bridge the gap between spring and summer, when the bulbs have faded, and summer perennials are starting to show colour.
Care Guide
Excellent for rockeries or front of borders.
Plant in a sheltered spot, in partial shade in well-drained soil, 2-5 cm deep, 7-10 cm apart. Only a few blooms in the first year, but after a few years will flower profusely.
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Sardensis
M5224
No rock garden should be without Chionodoxa ‘Sardensis’. With its pure gentian-blue blooms, this charming cultivar will bedazzle you with its beauty when it flowers in early spring. Stout, purplish stems are loaded with the pretty star-shaped blooms, each featuring a gleaming white eye in the centre.
Chionodoxa are brilliant for naturalising in rich, well-drained soil and will grow happily in sun and shade. Perfect for borders, alpine gardens and containers, forming soft cushions of eye-catching colour.
Chionodoxa ‘Sardensis’ has been granted an Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for its exceptional garden qualities and stunning looks.
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Mirabile
M5265
Exquisite, dainty flowers in shades of pink, bloom from September to November on charming Cyclamen ‘Mirabile’. The sweet nodding flowers feature petals with serrated edges and a blotch of magenta at the base of each lobe.
Heart-shaped, dark green leaves with beautiful silver markings form a pretty bed of attractive groundcover – a perfect backdrop to enhance these whimsical autumn flowers. Cyclamen ‘Mirabile’ is the recipient of an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS for garden excellence and beauty. Plants will naturalise easily, forming captivating swathes of colour.
Plant the corms shallowly, just below the surface of well-drained, humus-rich soil in a partly shaded area of your garden. Also suitable for container planting.
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Forbesii
M5221
Chionodoxa ‘Forbesii’ is an early spring beauty, which quickly spreads to form a beautiful carpet of blue with its pretty, star-shaped blooms.
A perfect plant for shaded areas of the garden, requiring a dash of colour and illumination. Delicate, rich blue flowers feature a glowing, almost-white centre to each bloom. Known as ‘Glory of the Snow’, for these beautiful Chionodoxa ‘Forbesii’ flowers bloom between February and March, providing a welcome rush of colour during some of the coldest months.
Excellent for rockeries, containers, and for growing near the front of the border where the colourful cushions of intricate blooms will not be missed.
- Delivery
Orders for Spring Flowering Bulbs will be despatched in order rotation from mid-September to late November.
We use Whistl for deliveries and our ordering process allows you to provide special instructions such as leaving in a safe place should you happen to be out when your bulbs are delivered or if you require a different delivery date.
Should you have any other order requirements other than those listed please contact us on 01622 840229 before placing an order.
Current charges per order are as below and include VAT.
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