Details
- Bulb Size
- 6/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 50-70 cm
- Colour
- Reds & Burgundy
Crocosmia Fire King
M6275
An inferno of red-hot blooms, Crocosmia ‘Fire King’ will ignite your borders and containers with sizzling colour. Small flowering variety growing to 50 - 70cm.
The blazing blooms are perfect for including amongst a ‘hot’ colour scheme, and will provide an energising flare of radiant red amongst other palettes and mixed borders. Upright, lance-shaped foliage sets off the fine, dangling stems, and the vivid petals act as a beacon to bees and butterflies.
Native to South Africa, the intense crimson of Crocosmia ‘Fire King’ is like watching a stunning sunset over the Kalahari Desert. Despite their tropical appearance, crocosmia are surprisingly hardy and robust and will readily multiply when left undisturbed in a sunny spot.
Care Guide
Select a sunny spot with well-drained, humus-rich soil. Plant corms 10 cm deep, spaced 15 cm apart in the soil. Provide regular watering, ensuring the soil remains consistently moist. Left undisturbed, corms will multiply easily below ground. Divide clumps every 3 years.
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Atom
M5493
With dazzling, showy blooms of electric orange-red, Gladiolus ‘Atom’ is an exhilarating addition to your summer display. Each petal smoulders with intense colour, defined and highlighted by a silvery white outline.
These jaw-dropping flowers are borne on impressive spikes, flanked by sword-like foliage. The structural spires of Gladiolus ‘Atom’ will bring a bold vertical accent to your herbaceous borders.
A few of these stems placed in a tall vase makes for a long-lasting, invigorating floral arrangement. Cut once the bottom flower has opened, and the remaining buds will unfurl sequentially indoors. Little wonder that Gladioli are a florist’s favourite!
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Hardy Gladiolus Albus
M5500
The impeccable, pristine blooms of Gladiolus ‘Albus’ have a sophisticated, bridal quality, arrayed in unfussy, chic white petals. These statuesque spires will bring a graceful, vertical silhouette to your herbaceous borders and container displays.
In the Language of Flowers, Gladioli represent faithfulness, integrity, and strength of character – the upright, immaculate pillars of Gladiolus ‘Albus’ seem to embody these virtues. Opening from the base upwards, the pointed buds burst open into glistening, star-shaped flowers.
This variety is more compact than its cousins, reducing the chances of it becoming top-heavy and toppling over. Be sure to snip a few stems as exceptional, long-lasting cut flowers.
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Orientalis White Spotted
M5505
A bashful little bloom, the faces of Helleborus ‘Orientalis White Spotted’ point modestly towards the ground. Gently lift the flowers up to reveal their astonishing, intricate beauty –double, frilled layers of alabaster petals are delicately stippled with burgundy freckles.
Helleborus ‘Orientalis White Spotted’ clusters of demure blooms are shown to advantage by glossy, serrated, evergreen foliage. The leathery, rabbit resistant leaves make excellent woodland ground cover.
Blooming from December to March, the flowers are invaluable to early-season pollinators when other nectar sources are scarce, hence the RHS ranks Hellebores highly in their ‘Plants for Pollinators’ scheme.
- Delivery
Orders for Summer Flowering Bulbs & Plants will be sent from mid March to late April.
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Should you have any other order requirements other than those listed please contact us on 01622 840229 before placing an order.
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