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 |
Foliage Colour with Foliage Thumbnail |
Bulb Use |
Comments |
Scented White
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96 x 36 |
Green |
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. It prefers filtered sunlight, or bright shade with some morning sun. |
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. Some humidity is needed - over 40% is recommended. |
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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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Purple tinged
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24 x 6
seed capsules |
Dark Green
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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. |
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Purple-Blue
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30 x 6 |
Mid Green
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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. |
Broad sword-shaped leaves with tall mid-blue iris flowers which have a narrow cream splash on the falls. |
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Yellow
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August, September
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36-48 x 12 (90-120 x 30) |
Mid Green
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Yellow Flag can be invasive when planted as a marginal in a pond. |
Native UK plant. Partially expose the rhizome when planting in groups of three 6-12 inches apart. Mulch with organic matter in the Spring. After 4 years, divide and replant in fresh soil. |
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Pale Blue and Purple
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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In very mild areas they can be planted out in March and then lifted in late summer when the foliage has died down. Otherwise treat as a greenhouse or conservatory plant and plant in pots in early autumn, using very well drained compost. |
Corn Lilies are half-hardy plants grown for their star shaped flowers, often with contrasting dark centres. The flowers are held on wiry stems above thin basal leaves, during June and July. You may get some leaves developing on the flower stems. |
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Violet Purple
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Ixias grow well in containers and window boxes. |
Both in the open ground and in containers the corms should be allowed to become on the dry side after flowering; when the foliage dies, the water can be stopped. |
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Pinkish Mauve
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24 x 24 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
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Wand Flower, Corn Lily. The name is from the Greek ixos which is birdlime, and referring to the clammy sap of these plants. |
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Ivory and Purple
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
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They multiply easily when spaced 4-6 inches (10-15 cms) apart and in bold clumps, some 15-21 corms per clump for good effect. |
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Cream and Purple
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
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Once a bed is established, the gardener will not need to purchase more corms. |
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Yellow
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Plant the bulbs 5cm (2”) deep. |
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Pink with Red Blush
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Where the ground does not freeze, they can be left in the ground and protected against mild frost by a mulch during the winter. |
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Yellow with Purplish-
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18 x 12 |
4 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Large flower clusters can carry up to 17 individual blooms. |
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Yellow and Purple
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
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Pink with
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Sandy soil with good drainage and 1 inch (2.5 cms) deep coarse bark mulch |
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Magenta
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Dark Red
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm |
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Pink and Purple
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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Yellow with
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16 x 12 |
3-5 erect, narrow, sword-shaped, dark green leaves per corm
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................ Topic - Plant Photo Galleries
...Hippeastrum/ Lily
Wild Flower ............ Topic - Flower/Foliage Colour or or or ............ Topic - Wildlife on Plant Photo Gallery Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis and Butterfly usage of followed by all the Wild Flower Family Pages:- |
There are 180 families in the Wildflowers of the UK and they have been split up into 22 Galleries to allow space for up to 100 plants per gallery. Each plant named in each of the Wildflower Family Pages may have a link to:- its Plant Description Page in its Common Name in one of those Wildflower Plant Galleries and will have links to external sites to purchase the plant or seed in its Botanical Name, to see photos in its Flowering Months and to read habitat details in its Habitat Column.
WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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WILD FLOWER FAMILY
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It is worth remembering that especially with roses that the colour of the petals of the flower may change - The following photos are of Rosa 'Lincolnshire Poacher' which I took on the same day in R.V. Roger's Nursery Field:- |
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Closed Bud |
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Opening Bud |
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Juvenile Flower |
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Older Juvenile Flower |
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Middle-aged Flower - Flower Colour in Season in its |
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Mature Flower |
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Juvenile Flower and Dying Flower |
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Form of Rose Bush |
There are 720 roses in the Rose Galleries; many of which have the above series of pictures in their respective Rose Description Page. So one might avoid the disappointment that the 2 elephants had when their trunks were entwined instead of them each carrying their trunk using their own trunk, and your disappointment of buying a rose to discover that the colour you bought it for is only the case when it has its juvenile flowers; if you look at all the photos of the roses in the respective Rose Description Page!!!! |
Links to external sites were valid when I inserted them but they may no longer connect since either the page has been removed or that website is no longer active, so you will have to use your search engine to find either the plant or data yourself |
