Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 5/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 10-15 cm
- Colour
- Whites & Creams
- Flowering Time
- February
- March
- Planting Time
- September
- October
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perennial
- Perfect For
- Naturalising
Chionodoxa Luciliae Alba
M5223
Description
Loose clusters of gleaming, snow-white flowers adorn stems up to 15cm tall throughout February and March on glorious Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae Alba’.
This pretty, pure white cultivar will create snowy mounds of star-shaped blooms, ideal for illuminating virtually any garden space. Perfect for rockeries, borders, containers and alpine gardens. Mix Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae Alba’ with the bulbs of other dainty spring beauties, such as Crocus, Muscari and Snowdrops for a textured garden tapestry.
Chionodoxas thrive in sun or shade, in well-drained, fertile soil where they will naturalise happily and return with a more floriferous display, year after year.
Care Guide
This low-growing, early spring bulb is a popular choice for naturalising in the rockery or grassland.
Plant 5 cm deep, 5 cm apart. Water well in the growing season.
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Italicum
M5161
Known as ‘Lords and Ladies’, Arum ‘Italicum’ is a sculptural groundcover plant with year-round garden interest.
Large, waxy, spear-shaped foliage with a marbled surface is held by the plants all year round, complemented with greenish-white hooded flower spathes in spring, and brilliant orange-red (toxic) berries in autumn.
This fascinating, clump-forming perennial is perfect for naturalising in shaded or sunny areas and prefers damp, well-drained fertile soil.
Arum ‘Italicum’ has been granted a prestigious Award of Garden Merit for its winning attributes and long season of interest.
Plant as a striking, enchanting green carpet in a woodland garden, or beneath a hedge or large shrub.
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Jessie
M5558
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.
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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.
- 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.
UK Mainland, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland £ 5.95 - Reviews
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