Ivydene Gardens Bulb, Corm, Rhizome and Tuber Gallery: |
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Bulb, Corm, Rhizome or Tuber Name |
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Flowering Form Thumbnail Mat, |
Height x Width in inches (cms) - Seed Head Thumbnail Soil Sun Aspect Soil Moisture |
Foliage Colour with Foliage Thumbnail |
Bulb Use |
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Impatiens |
Scented White
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July, August, The butterfly-shaped flowers appear at the tops of the branches most months of the year. The spur-shaped blossoms are white with red streaks, and have a curved, red spur in back that's almost 5 inches long! The blooms have a sweet aroma and are especially fragrant in the morning. |
96 x 36 John Innes No. 2 for pots. |
Large, ovate-lanceolate, Green Can be grown as houseplant in the UK, since it is frost tender. |
The plant can be brought indoors over the winter, where it may stay evergreen and continue flowering. It will need a very large pot - at least 15 gallons. If the pot is too small, the tubers may break it! It can be grown outdoors in the ground in the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands if mulched heavily and given overhead protection. |
Impatiens tinctoria comes from higher elevations in central Africa, where the climate is relatively cool. Ideally it prefers temperatures between about 50 and 80 degrees Centigrade. It can tolerate temperatures in the 80s and even above, but it might decline in consistently hot temperatures, especially if nights are warm. Like most Impatiens, it enjoys moist, well draining soil and regular feeding. |
The British Iris Society was founded in 1922 by iris enthusiasts whose interests were primarily to establish a forum for the exchange of views and knowledge of the genus. |
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Iris Roast-Beef Plant is a Native UK plant from the Iris Family. |
Purple tinged
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Good for seaside gardens and can be naturalized in hedge bottoms or wooded corners. |
24 x 6
seed capsules. |
Dark Green, sword-shaped leaves, up to 30 inches (75 cm) long
Use a compost of equal parts light loam (sandy loam), leaf mould, and silver sand for pots inhouse. |
Stinking gladwin is a species of iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. The burst seedpods make good cuttings for bouquets. Grow in pots. Deer, Rabbit resistant. Pollinated by bumblebees. |
Partially expose the rhizome when planting in groups of three; 6-12 inches apart. Mulch the Stinking Iris with organic matter in the Spring. After 4 years, divide and replant in fresh soil. Self-seeds. |
Iris laevigata The Species Iris Group of North America (SIGNA) has further details on this plant. |
Purple-Blue
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30 x 6 Acidic Sand with composted organic material. |
Mid Green, sword-shaped leaves
Double-pot your plants for insulation from the sun’s radiant heat, also for decorative purposes and let them flower in a cold greenhouse |
The Japanese Water Iris much prefers to be grown in water. Can be used in small water features as well as a marginal in ponds. Recom-mended water depth over crown of plant: |
Broad sword-shaped leaves with tall mid-blue iris flowers which have a narrow cream splash on the falls. For cultivation indoors of bulbous Irises, a compost of equal parts light loam (sandy loam), leaf mould, and silver sand |
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag is a Native UK plant from the Iris Family. |
Yellow
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August, September
3 petals in star-shaped flower. |
36-48 x 12 (90-120 x 30) Acidic Sand. |
Grey-Green, sword-like
Mulch with organic matter in the Spring. |
Yellow Flag can be invasive when planted as a marginal in a pond. Clumped distribution in grasslands, more linear growth in woodlands. Indoor plant within water. |
Partially expose the rhizome when planting in groups of three 6-12 inches apart. After 4 years, divide and replant in fresh soil. It is a weed in New Zealand and prohibited in USA. It is used as an erosion control plant |
Ixia - African Corn Lily "Grow in a rock garden with a compost of rich, sandy loam and leaf-mould or peat. Plant 3 inches (7.5cms) apart; do not lift after flowering, but in winter cover the bulbs with ashes or fibre. Propagate by means of seed sown in a frame in September, or by means of offsets in October. Seedlings take 3 years to flower." from Rock Gardens how to plan and plant them with sections on the Wall, Paved, Marsh and Water Gardens by A. Edwards in charge of the rock garden, kew. Published by Ward, Lock & Co. in 1929. "Mulch surface of bed in March with cow manure. "As growth is made through winter, frosting of the foliage is the chief danger. Flowering is in early summer and the flowers are sensitive to light and warmth, remaining closed when conditions do not suit them. They open to bowl or star shapes. In Victoria, Australia, they make a fine, self-perpetuating ingredient under meadow conditions or in roadside verges." from Christopher Lloyd's Garden Flowers - Perennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Ferns by Christopher Lloyd. Published by Cassell Paperbacks in 2002. ISBN 1-84188-124-4. "Drainage is of the greatest importance, and where there is any possible doubt, it is far better to plant the corms in raised beds. Many of the failures that I have seen in the growing of Ixias out of doors, and their reputation for unhardiness, has, I feel sure, been owing to neglect of attention to perfect drainage. " from The culture of bulbs, bulbous plants and tubers made plain by Sir J.L. Cotter. Published by Hutchinson & Co. "Indoor Bulb Growing - "While most require full sun for the flowers to open fully, the plants are of easy culture. Bold plantings give a blaze of colour in late spring and early summer, continuing where the late tulips have left off. These plants are ideal in rock gardens and dry sunny borders against south walls, especially in milder climates with little or no frost." from Bulbs Volume II, I-Z with Appendixes and Indexes by John E. Bryan.Published by Christopher Helm (Publishers) Ltd in 1989. ISBN 0-88192-101-7. I think that in the south of England these can be planted in a sandy soil in a raised bed by a South-facing house wall as part of a rock garden. Otherwise in the UK; grow in pots and dependent on temperature use them on the patio or in a frost-free greenhouse or as a cool room house plant. |
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Ixia 'Blue Bird' - tender |
Pale Blue and Purple
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Castor' - tender |
Violet Purple
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia flexuosa - tender |
Pinkish Mauve
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Clump. |
24 x 24 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Giant' - tender |
Ivory and Purple
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Hogarth' - tender |
Cream and Purple
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Holland's Gloire' |
Yellow
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Mabel' - tender |
Pink with Red Blush
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia maculata - tender |
Yellow with Purplish-
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Clump. |
18 x 12 |
4 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Marquette' - tender |
Yellow and Purple
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Rose Emperor' |
Pink with
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Titia' - tender |
Magenta
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Venus' - tender |
Dark Red
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Vulcan' - tender |
Pink and Purple
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
Ixia 'Yellow Emperor' |
Yellow with
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Clump. |
16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Grow in greenhouse, cool conserv-atory, patio pot, raised rock garden by south facing wall, window-box. Ground cover |
In very mild areas, plant out in sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch, in March and then lift in late summer when the foliage has died down. Then, corms should be allowed to become dry. |
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