Details
- Supplied As
- Bulbs
- Bulb Size
- 6/+ cm
- Flowering Height
- 15 cm
- Flowering Time
- February
- RHS Recommended
- Plants for Pollinators
- Colour
- Oranges & Yellows
- Planting Time
- October
- November
- Growing
- Hardy
- Perfect For
- Pots & Tubs
- Scented
Iris Species Ret. Polar Ice
M5688
Iris reticulata ‘Polar Ice’ produces elegant early-spring flowers with crisp white standards rising above icy blue falls, creating a cool and refined display in the late winter garden. The delicate blooms of Iris reticulata ‘Polar Ice’ appear bravely through February winds, bringing precious colour and detail to alpine troughs, rockeries, and sunny borders when little else is in flower.
Best grown in gritty, well-drained soil with dry summer conditions, this compact dwarf iris thrives in bright open positions where its intricate colouring can be admired up close. Each flower offers a quiet yet striking spectacle at the very start of the gardening season.
Care Guide
Plant 8cm (3”) deep and 10cm (4”) apart in well drained soil in an open sunny position.
Best left undisturbed for as long as possible, but can be lifted and divided when necessary.
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Sun Disc
N0460
The exceptional Jonquilla Narcissi ‘Sun Disc’ resembles the dazzling circle of the sun in a cloudless sky. With broad petals arrayed in proximity, the perianth forms an uninterrupted, unusually rounded shape, with a foreshortened eye at the centre.
Glowing deep golden yellow, this daffodil captures the sun’s radiance, adding warmth to your garden even on a grey day. Especially rapid to increase, this variety is ideal for naturalising amongst lawns and borders – you will soon be basking in swathes of resplendent colour and sumptuous scent. Boasting an RHS Award of Garden Merit, narcissus ‘Sun Disc’ is a proven first-rate performer.
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Yellowstone
H2860
Hyacinth ‘Yellow Stone,’ produces pretty, ruffled spikes of frilled lemon-yellow flowers which bloom in exuberance and emit a rich perfume.
Recipient of a prestigious Award of Garden Merit from the RHS.
These specially prepared bulbs have been treated in order to flower at, or around Christmastime, bringing a touch of spring indoors when the weather is still chilly outside.
Despatched in September, the bulbs should be planted in bowls or containers of bulb compost, with a third of the bulb still visible, and placed in a dark, cold room for 12-14 weeks. Expect flowers in 2-3 weeks once the containers are brought out into a bright, warm room.
These spectacular Hyacinths can also be forced in water by placing each prepared bulb in the top of a hyacinth vase, with the base sitting above, but not touching water level. Roots will rapidly form, sensing the water source below. Store and treat in the same way as potted bubs as above.
de Jager's top quality, top size Hyacinth Yellow Stone bulbs really make a huge difference in terms of flowering.
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Elwesii Mount Everest
M5448
Often first to flower during late winter, the clumps of delicate, pure white blooms set off by silvery-green foliage make Galanthus elwesii Mount Everest a must-have for the garden.
Standing 20cm tall, these snowdrop elwesii Mount Everest are a little larger than most varieties and will naturalise with ease in the border or amongst grass. Galanthus thrive in moist conditions and humus-rich, well-drained soil. A spot in dappled shade, beneath mature, deciduous trees and shrubs is perfect.
Snowdrops are also happy to be grown in pots. Top the earth with moss for a natural display and place the containers in a sheltered position.
