Ivydene Gardens Bulb, Corm, Rhizome and Tuber Gallery: |
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Tricyrtis hirta |
Purple-spotted |
Clump |
30 x 24 Deep fertile humus in Chalk or prefers acidic Sand. |
Pale Green
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Use Toad Lily in woodland garden, a shady border, naturalized or a peat bank. Useful cut flower, and in pots which never dry out. |
Plant in areas where they can be easily observed at close range, because the beauty and detail of the small flowers becomes lost at a distance. |
Pale Red |
9 x 16 |
The stiff, pointed, sword-shaped leaves are held in a basal fan and are shorter than the flower spike. |
Tritonia is a small genus of corms from South Africa. Bright flowers are arranged along wiry stems, borne above the grassy foliage. These make a lovely cut flower. The varieties listed in this Gallery are from winter growing regions and so are best cultivated in pots in a frost free situation. Pale Red flowers are erect and bowl-shaped, 1.5 inches in diameter |
This is suitable for hanging baskets in the summer and in coldframes for the rest of the year where they can be protected from the frost below 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Plants will withstand a few degrees of frost, but not prolonged cold temperatures. Plant 2 inches (5 cms) deep and 4-6 inches (10-15 cms) apart. Can be grown outside in the Channel Islands in sandy soil in bold groups of 25 or more in one place in a rock garden. Moisture is needed in early spring, with none needed after the foliage dies back in late summer, so that the corms ripen. In the wild of Cape Province in South Africa, they are found growing in grassy areas where there is considerable moisture during the growing season, followed by a drier period. Great cut flowers, as they are long-lasting. |
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White |
9 x 16 |
The stiff, pointed, sword-shaped leaves are held in a basal fan and are shorter than the flower spike. |
This corm has "pure white bowl-shaped flowers. |
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Pink |
10 x 16 |
The stiff, pointed, sword-shaped leaves are held in a basal fan and are shorter than the flower spike. |
This corm has very pretty pink flowers. |
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Pale Red |
10 x 16 |
The stiff, pointed, sword-shaped leaves are held in a basal fan and are shorter than the flower spike. |
This corm has pale red flowers. |
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Orange |
10 x 16 |
The stiff, pointed, sword-shaped leaves are held in a basal fan and are shorter than the flower spike. |
This corm has hot orange flowers. |
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Each of the Tulipa Divisions has examples of tulips for that division, even if many do not have a photo. Their descriptions if not in their own Tulip Description Page or listed here are given in the respective Tulipa Division Page |
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Tulipa Division 1: |
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Crimson-red |
Apr |
12-24 x 6 |
Green |
Use in flower beds, edging, containers and as cut flowers. |
Fragrant flowers with a dusky grey bloom on the outside and one of the best potting tulips to force for Easter. |
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Tulipa Division 2: |
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Tulipa Division 3: |
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Tulipa Division 4: |
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Violet |
May |
18-22 x 6 |
Green |
Use in flower beds, containers and as cut flowers |
Darwin tulips are longer lived than most hybrid tulips and do not need to be planted as annuals. |
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Maroon, almost black |
May |
24 x 6 |
Green |
Use in flower beds as bedding, as cut flowers, in cottage garden and containers. |
Like most hybrid tulips it is a short-lived bulb that may be treated as an annual |
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Tulipa Division 4: |
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Cherry-Red |
24 x 6 |
Green |
Upright Stemless Form. Darwin Group Hybrid tulip suitable for bedding and good for cut flowers. |
One of the most popular in this group. Has bright scarlet flowers on a yellow base. The edge of the petals is slightly darker red. Inside the base is black and yellow. Height 55cm (22 inches). Flowers mid season. 1951. Planting depth is 6 inches (15 cms) and planting distance is 5 inches (12.5 cms) |
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Gold and Yellow |
Apr, May |
24 x 6 |
Green |
Grow in flower beds, on banks and slopes, cottage gardens, as edging, cut flowers and in containers. |
The fragrant flowers prefer warm dry summers in groups of 10-15 bulbs |
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Sulphur-yellow edged in red |
Apr |
20 x 12 |
Sword-like green foliage |
Grow as mass planting , or as bedding plant and use as cut flowers |
The flower stalks can be weak and so it may require staking in exposed sites or excessively rich soils. |
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Tulipa Division 5: |
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Tulipa Division 6: |
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White |
May |
24-26 x 12 |
Green |
Grow as cut flowers, edging, in cottage gardens and containers. |
Exceptionally large and long-lasting flowers. plant them with white Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'). |
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Tulipa Division 7: |
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White |
May |
18-20 x 8 |
Green |
Plant en masse with 5 per square foot and as a cut flower |
Plant with Tulipa 'Cummins', Tulipa 'Red Shine' and just about anything else. |
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Tulipa Division 8: |
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White with purplish-red and green flames |
May |
20 x 6 |
Green |
Plant en masse and allow to naturalize. Plant at edge or middle of border. |
Scented flowers |
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White with green feather-ings |
May |
20 x 6 |
Green |
A really long-standing cottage garden favourite as an edging or in the middle of the bed. Supreme cut flowers and good in containers. |
It is perfect planted among unfurling ferns, hostas and verdant summer perennials in spa-like garden sanctuaries. |
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Purplish-pink with green flames |
May |
18 x 4 |
Green |
Grow in beds, edgings, cottage garden, containers and as cut flower. |
Virichic opens dreamy pale rose with tawny yellow highlights and green flames, and matures to a darker purplish-pink with green flames. |
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Tulipa Division 9: |
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Tulipa Division 10: |
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Maroon and burgundy |
April, May |
20 x 6 |
Greyish-Green |
Use in beds, as cut flowers, edging, in Cottage Garden and containers. |
A dazzling maroon and burgundy tulip with a darker, almost black center. The ruffled and deeply fringed petals give the flower lots of depth. Sensational combined with white, pink or orange tulips. A flower arranger's delight. |
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Bluish-violet bloom with ruffled edges |
April, May |
8-12 x 6 |
Green |
Use in containers, as a cut flower and plant in groups of at least 10-15 bulbs. With the great size of their flowers, it is suggested to plant them in sheltered spots. |
If possible, we recommend planting these Parrot varieties under the cover of a large tree in northern climates – or other locations receiving heavy rainfall. |
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Tulipa Division 11: |
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Rose and White |
May |
12-14 x 6 |
Green |
Use for edging and as cut flower. Suitable for forcing. |
This exquisite semidouble bears 2–3 blooms on each stem. |
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Tulipa Division 12: |
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Yellow with orange-red inside |
April |
10-12 x 6 |
Green |
In many areas, it actually spreads. Grow in Rock Garden, Containers and as star-shaped Cut Flowers in mid season of April in Chalk or Sand dry soil. |
It is naturally a bi-color, and the flowers are large, as well being dependably perennial. |
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Tulipa Division 13: |
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white petals and a golden yellow base |
March, April |
16 x 6 |
Green |
Grow in containers, in flower beds, edging, rock gardens, naturalizing in grass and as cut flower |
Withstands wind and rain thanks to its strong stem. Prefers cool winters and warm dry summers. Plant in groups of at least 10-15 bulbs. |
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Yellow |
March |
16 x 5 |
Green |
When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 4 inches apart. Excellent cut flowers. |
The plants are strong and stocky, with tall blossoms that open wide on sunny days. Pretty on its own, Yellow Purissima is also an ideal companion for other Emperor tulips. |
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Tulipa Division 14: |
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Tulipa Division 15: |
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Pale Yellow |
15 x 6 |
Grey-Green with wavy red margins |
Keep dry in summer dormancy. Tulipa batalinii is a native of Soviet Central Asia where it grows on stony hillsides. It is considered by Brian Mathew to be a form of Tulipa linifolia. It is one of the best small tulips for the rock garden, available in several named forms. I like the strongly undulate leaves |
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Best in somewhat gritty soils. Plant bulbs 5-6” (12.5-15 cms) deep in fall. Flowers will only open with sun, and the intensity of the sun determines how far they open. Remove flower stems promptly after bloom to prevent seed formation, but leave foliage in place until it yellows. This species tulip will establish itself in the garden and perform well over a longer period of years than most hybrid tulips. |
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Tulipa tarda 15M6MC |
White with Yellow |
6 x 6 |
Shiny bright green |
Grow in rock garden and keep dry in the summer. |
The top half of each petal is pure white while the lower half is bright yellow. The outside of the petals are flushed green-grey. The stamens are yellow. The foliage is light green and quite curled at the edges. |
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Tulipa turkestanica 15E12W |
White |
12 x 6 |
Grey-Green |
Rock gardens are an ideal place to grow the Turkestan tulip, it’s just a matter of adding a couple of handfuls of horticultural grit to the existing soil and then to give them a top dressing of whatever grit or ornamental gravel you are using for the rest of your alpine plants. However, if you intend to grow this beautlful alpine tulip at the front of your borders then just make sure they get full sun and are planted in a free draining soil. If not, then - as with the rockery – mix in a couple of handfuls of horticultural grit before planting. |
It is a herbaceous perennial from a bulb, growing 10 cm to 15 cm (4-6 inches) tall, with 2–4 glaucous-green leaves up to 15 cm (6 inches) long on each stem. The flowers are white to pinkish-red, with a yellow centre; each plant produces from 1 to 12 flowers in early spring. Keep dry in summer dormancy. |
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Tulipa urumiensis 15M6Y |
Yellow |
6 x 6 |
Glaucous |
Delightful mid-season species tulip growing to just 10 to 15 cm (4-6 inches). Small, slightly fragrant, crocus-sized, star-shaped yellow flowers flushed with bronze on the outside. Good for the front of borders or the rock garden. Needs well drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in sun. Plant bulbs in late summer and autumn at a depth of 10 to 15cm (4-6 inches). Keep dry in summer dormancy. Good in pots mixed with grape hyacinths. Spacing between bulbs is 2 inches (5 cms). |
It likes best prairie conditions of damp springs & dry summers. Some have said it is a little less vigorous than the majority of botanicals, but others have reported the bulbs, which are larger than most botanicals despite the tiny size of the plant, reproduce themselves very readily. It certainly can naturalize if given an ideal location in full sun and not too damp during dormancy. If conditions don't quite permit it to naturalize, it will at least perennialize, returning each spring for many years. It needs a spot that will not be overshadowed by taller perennials, sun being so essential to its success. We planted ten bulbs each at the top & at the bottom of a "step-down" at a rockery ledge in full sun, the short tulips surrounding & impinging upon 2 garden-access stepping-stones. |
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Tulipa violacea 15E10MC |
Violet-Purple |
10 x 6 |
Glaucous Grey-Green |
Upright Stemless Form. Miscellaneous Group Hybrid tulip suitable for a rock garden. Keep dry in summer dormancy. Humilis varieties of tulip flower from mid-March through April, all small but spectacular, with goblet-shaped flowers. They are all easy to grow, excellent for pots and look ideal mixed with other mid-spring delicate bulbs such as anemones and the smaller fritillaries in a border. |
Don't plant tulip bulbs until the cold weather has set in during the Autumn - this helps wipe out viral and fungal diseases. Leave the browning foliage on your tulips until every leaf has died right down - this allows the bulb to store more food. Tulips make supreme cut flowers. Strip the bottom leaves, tie the stems in paper and soak for 8 hours. This helps keep the stems straight. |
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Tulipa Division 16: |
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English Florist Tulipa Division 17: Breeder |
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English Florist Tulipa Division 18: Flamed |
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English Florist Tulipa Division 19: Feathered |
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Brass Tree Frogs by the Geckoman ( who states "I could write a load of guff about being |
TreeFrogs (settled on a plank of wood, since trees seem to be in short supply) |
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Functional combinations in the border from the International Flower Bulb Centre in Holland:- "Here is a list of the perennials shown by research to be the best plants to accompany various flower bulbs. The flower bulbs were tested over a period of years in several perennial borders that had been established for at least three years. In combination with tulips:
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Topic - Bulb Climber in |
Topic - Both native wildflowers and cultivated plants, with these
You know its Each plant in each WILD FLOWER FAMILY PAGE will have a link to:- |
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All Flowers 53 with |
Plant Colour Wheel Uses Uses of Bedding |
Nursery of Nursery of Damage by Plants in Chilham Village - Pages Pavements of Funchal, Madeira Identity of Plants Ron and Christine Foord - 1036 photos only inserted so far - Garden Flowers - Start Page of each Gallery |
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Cultural Needs of Plants "Understanding Fern Needs |
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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:- |
Closed Bud |
Opening Bud |
Juvenile Flower |
Older Juvenile Flower |
Middle-aged Flower - Flower Colour in Season in its |
Mature Flower |
Juvenile Flower and Dying Flower |
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!!!! |
Starting in February 2023 all the bulbs compared in this gallery of BULB PLANT GALLERY are being copied to the PERENNIAL - EVERGREEN GALLERY comparison pages with Bulb and their use added to the text box below the thumbnail. The PERENNIAL - EVERGREEN GALLERY will eventually compare every plant in this website in its respective colour and month(s) - it has the same heights as in the BULB PLANT GALLERY with this addition Black = |
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PERENNIAL - EVERGREEN GALLERY PAGES FOLIAGE COLOUR FRUIT COLOUR FLOWER BED PICTURES |
EVERGREEN PERENNIAL GALLERY PAGES Site Map of pages with content (o) Introduction |
PLANT USE AND FLOWER SHAPE GALLERY |
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Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month. |
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then in February 2023, I am continuing to insert all the 1000 Groundcover Plants as indicated by followed by continuing to insert all the plants with flowers from Camera Photo Galleries as indicated by Next, I will continue to insert all the plants planted in chalk as indicated by then the following plants shall be added from
finally the above plants shall be compared in the Wildflower Shape Gallery - |
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Evergreen Perennials Height from Text Border in this Gallery |
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Evergreen Perennials Soil Moisture from Text Background in this Gallery |
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Flowering months range abreviates month to its first 3 letters (Apr-Jun is April, May and June). |
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FURTHER BULB FLOWER SHAPE GALLERY PAGES |
History, Culture and Characteristics
Alphabetical Guide - Pages 154-543 provides an Alphabetical Guide to these bulbs, with each genus having a description with details of culture, propagation and details of each of its species and varieties:- with these Appendices:- |
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Bulbs for Small Garden by E.C.M. Haes. Published by Pan Books in 1967:-
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Bulbs in the Small Garden with Garden Plan and its different bulb sections |
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Brown= 0-12 inches (0-30 cms) |
Blue = 12-24 inches (30-60 cms) |
Green= 24-36 inches (60-90 cms) |
Red = 36+ inches (90+ cms) |
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Flowering months range abreviates month to its first 3 letters (Apr-Jun is April, May and June). Click on thumbnail to change this comparison page to the Plant Description Page of the Bulb named in the Text box below that photo. |
Ivydene Gardens Bulb, Corm, Rhizome and Tuber Gallery:
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Plant Name Major source of honey in the UK Yes/No |
Type The key ingredients a bird needs from your garden are |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) Spacing distance between plants of same species in inches (cms) |
Foliage Some poisonous deciduous trees are indicated, but there are others in Cultivated Poisonous Plants and |
Flower Colour in Month(s). Use Pest Control using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected bulb or deter its pests |
Comments and Use United States Department of Agriculture Pruning of |
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