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Chionodoxa Luciliae
M5227
Loose spikes of delicate, sky-blue flowers bloom in profusion on Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae’ during February and March. This intricate beauty is the perfect choice to brighten a dull corner of the garden – ideal for rockeries, alpine borders and for planting beneath large shrubs or trees in dappled shade. Chionodoxas are also wonderful for growing in containers as a pretty, low-growing carpet, from which later flowering bulbs such as Tulips can emerge.
Bulbs will naturalise well in fertile, well-drained soil, returning year after year with their eye-catching show of dazzling blue.
Chionodoxa ‘Luciliae’ has been granted a prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the RHS for its exceptional garden qualities.
Care Guide
This low-growing, early spring bulb is a popular choice for naturalising in the rockery or grassland.
Plant 5cm (2”) deep, 5cm (2”) apart. Water well in the growing season.
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World Friendship
T1569
Originally bred for the World Tulip Summit as a symbol of universal peace and kinship, the primrose blooms of Darwin Tulip ‘World Friendship’ offer a sense of harmony and tranquillity. Whether planted in swathes throughout borders or dotted amongst containers, these Darwin Hybrids provide a gentle glow like a ray of pale dawn sunlight.
The stupendous flower heads are secured by long stems which are steadfast even in wind and rain. These charming tulips make wonderful cut flowers: celebrate the wonder of tulip ‘World Friendship’ by presenting loved ones with a bouquet of these blooms to show them that you care.
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Mont Blanc
M4997
Pure white ornamental Allium ‘Mont Blanc’ brings a touch of class to the early summer garden. A wonderful contrast to purple Alliums and simply stunning in a fresh green and white planting scheme.
Stems up to a metre tall, allium Mont Blanc produce creamy-white spherical heads which burst into life during May and June and are a magnet for pollinators.
Plant the bulbs in full sun and in well-drained soil towards the front or centre of a large, sweeping border. Low-growing foliage plants such as Alchemilla mollis, Stachys byzantina and Hostas are useful for growing next to Alliums to hide any unsightly, fading foliage. Flowerheads can be left on the plants to fade gracefully and provide textural autumn and winter interest.
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Nivalis
M5442
Known as the common, single snowdrop, Galanthus Nivalis puts on a reliable and unmissable display in the garden year after year.
Flowering when little else dares to break soil in January, this pretty and dainty snowdrop stands just 15cm tall. Simply enchanting growing in swathes and groups through grass and beneath trees.
This wild species snowdrop Nivalis holds a prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the RHS for garden excellence, beauty and health and is a steadfast, top choice for gardeners.
The bulbs are quick to establish in sun or shade and will naturalise with ease in any moist, well-drained soil.
