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Summer Flowering Bulbs

Early spring is the time to be looking for summer flowering bulbs, you don’t even need a garden as they can easily be grown in containers. Choose your bulbs and tubers as you would your onions in the supermarket, make sure they are firm and don’t have any blemishes. As a rule, they should be planted as soon as the soil starts to warm up, anytime from March to May. If you plant them in cold wet soil they run the risk of rotting and they won’t grow until it warms. If you do want to get a head start plant them in containers and place in a sunny frost-free greenhouse or porch. It’s always a good idea to plant some bulbs in old containers then should gaps appear in your herbaceous borders just sink the whole pot in the soil. Make sure you use good quality free-draining peat-free compost which holds onto moisture but does not become sodden. Add water retention gel to the compost to cut down on watering in dry periods. Many of the summer bulbs are tall and statuesque so ideal for adding height to an herbaceous border. For something truly stunning grow tree lilies which can reach 240cm (8’) in height. If you want that lush jungle feel try growing Colocasia with it's huge leaves and cannas which have a spike of hot colour set against stunning large striped leaves. Dahlias are ideal for cutting and bringing into the home as they flower from late summer well into autumn.

Summer Flowering Bulbs

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Award-winning Hymenocallis 'Sulphur Queen' is a tender bulbous perennial boasting showy umbels of up to 6 large, deliciously scented, sulfur-yellow flowers in mid to late summer. The flowers open up to look like giant yellow spiders but these spiders come More Information...
£3.99
The flamboyant, tall stems of Gladioli are superb for adding height and drama to your garden and used as a cut flower for flower arrangements. This mixed collection is perfect to give your garden a splash of colour all summer long. More Information...
£3.99
Croscosmia ‘Lucifer’ bears arching sprays of intense, fiery red blooms. It’s ideal for the growing in swathes through the herbaceous border, particularly in hot or tropical planting schemes, and the flowers are excellent for cutting. More Information...
£3.99
Amaryllis 'Belladonna' is a late-summer flowering bulb, bearing showy flowers on naked stems, before strap-like leaves appear in autumn. Grow it in large clumps, where its flowers can be fully appreciated. More Information...
£4.99
This superb, late summer flowering, bulbous perennial puts on a wonderfully prolific display at a time when many others plants are well past their best. Each waxy, white flower dangles from the upright stem like a dainty, luminous bell, emitting a light b More Information...
£3.99
Anemone 'Pinafore' produce vibrant single stemmed poppy flowers from April-May, ideal for planting en masse in the border or rockery. This fine colourful red and white flower will blossom in abundance from year to year. More Information...
£3.99
Tigridia pavonia is an exotic Mexican bulb, sometimes called peacock flower, an appropriate name in view of its quite startling colour combinations – all the shades of scarlet, orange, pink, yellow, mauve and white, usually with contrasting markings. It More Information...
£2.99
The Ranunculus ‘Purple Heart’ is dramatic, with its rich satin colouring of deep burgundy amongst the deeply divided, dark green and grey of its foliage. The sultry, and velvety rosette-like flowers appear from May until June, which make them ideal fo More Information...
£3.99
Oriental Poppies (Papaver orientale) are truly eye-catching perennials with their huge, silky-satin flowers in shades of red, orange, white or pink. Planted in small groups, their bold blossoms will give a colorful punch to your borders. More Information...
£3.99
A new vigorous variety of Ixia native to southern Africa Ixia blooming with a multitude of long lasting bright red flowers with bright blotches in the centre of each bloom. More Information...
£3.99
Lily 'Muscadet' is a classy Oriental Lily with its pure white petals decorated with deep pink speckles. This shorter variety grows to 80cm tall with flowers of up to 20cm in diameter. More Information...
£5.99
Mirabilis jalapa, Marvel of Peru, is an extremely easy-to-grow plant which has the curious ability to have more than one different-coloured flower on the same plant. Likewise, single flowers may also be multi-coloured. The long-throated flowers open late More Information...
£3.99
The Guernsey Lily, also known as Nerine, are a modern classic! Each bulb produces attractive sword-like foliage and attractive flower heads which come in a range of exciting colours. Perfect for growing in pots on the patio, or in larger groups in the bor More Information...
£3.99
Large, elegant blooms have lovely colour and fantastic fragrance. White, upwardfacing, 15 cm flowers open with a soft pink band down the middle of each petal. More Information...
£3.99
Ixia produce racemes of star-shaped flowers that bloom from the base. Long wiry stems and sword-like foliage accompany the flower heads, which showcase bright petals and contrasting dark berry centres. More Information...
£2.99