Bulbs To Plant Now For Autumn

If you enjoy the colour and variety of bulbs and want to bask in their beauty all year long autumn and winter flowering bulbs are a must have to ensure that you achieve a continuously abundant display after your summer flowering bulbs have faded.

Bulbs to plant now for autumn.

Another miniature plant that s winter hardy and should be planted this month is cyclamen. Saffron imparts a special flavor and golden color to whatever food it s added to. Normal opening times will resume mon 4th jan please note that the warehouse will not be despatching orders over the christmas season and will reopen on monday 4th january. Crocus normal spring flowering crocus should be planted in autumn as bulbs corms but are also available at potted clumps in spring.

Crocosmia montbretia best planted as dry bulbs in autumn but are available as pot grown flowering plants in mid to late summer. They re also ideal for people who love cold climate bulbs such as bluebell common snowdrop galanthus nivalis tulip and crocus but live in hotter parts of the country. One of the simplest of bulbs to grow amaryllis are kept indoors as a houseplant. Popular autumn flowering bulbs what.

24th 8am 4pm 25th closed 26th closed 27th 8am 10pm 28th 9am 5pm 29th 8am 10pm 31st 8am 6pm 1st closed 2nd 8am 10pm 3rd 9am 10pm customer services. Sternbergia lutea bulbs are surprisingly vigorous in the right location and enjoy reasonably poor soils with sharp drainage. Plant these after flowering whilst still in leaf. Incidentally the very expensive spice saffron is made from crocus sativus an autumn crocus whose flowers are bright yellow.

The clusters of up to a dozen flared and slightly frilly pink flowers open in a succession over many weeks at the top of upright stems. These plants will grow vigorously in full sun or partial shade and well drained soil. Sprinkle them throughout rockeries or plant these hardy bulbs in large naturalised groups for a big impact. Plant these bulbs in late summer to reap the rewards come september and october.

Closely resembling crocus sternbergia make excellent bulbs for autumn colour at the end of the year. In late september amaryllis hippeastrum bulbs arrive in our garden centres. Dahlia and begonia lovers will be in their element this season with a huge number of varieties favouring the autumn climate. They bloom between six and eight weeks after planting so you will need to plant by the end of october if you would like it to be in flower for christmas.