Plants: 20
Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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Agapanthus "Blue Giant" | bulb | 4ft (1.2m). Clumps of long, narrow basal leaves. Erect stems carry rounded, violet-blue flowerheads in July and August. "Bressingham White" has white flowers. | Fully hardy. Sun, moist soil. | ||
Amaryllis belladonna | Belladonna Lily | bulb | 32in (80cm). Scented, funnel-shaped flowers on purple stem in autumn. Followed by cluster of strap-like, basal leaves. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sunny, sheltered site. | |
Amaryllis formosissima | bulb | See Sprekelia formosissima. | |||
CHIONODOXA genus | Glory of the Snow | bulb | 2-10ins (5-10cm). Long, narrow basal leaves. Flowers carried on leafless stems, shades of white, pink or blue, some with white centres, in spring. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. Likes humus-rich soil. | |
CRINUM genus | bulb | Around 2ft(60cm). Strap-like leaves. Funnel-shaped flowers. Colours include white, cream or pinkish-red, in summer. Poisonous. | Fully hardy to frost hardy. Sun, shelter and rich soil. | ||
Eucharis amazonica | bulb | See Eucharis x grandiflora. | |||
Eucharis x grandiflora | bulb | 24in (60cm). Evergreen. Clumps of strap-like leaves. Pendant clusters of scented, white flowers, at most times of year. | Frost tender, 15°C. Partial shade and damp soil. | ||
Galtonia candicans | Summer Hyacinth | bulb | 4ft (1.2m). Greyish-green, strap-like leaves. Spikes of pendant white flowers. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sunny, sheltered position. | |
Hippeastrum equestre | bulb | See Amaryllis belladonna. | |||
HYACINTHUS genus | Hyacinth | bulb | c. 4-8ins (10-20cm). Narrow, grooved basal leaves. Scented, tubular flowers on central spike, in spring. Colours include white, pink, red and blue. Poisonous. | Frost hardy, -5°. Sun or partial shade.. | |
HYMENOCALLIS genus | bulb | c.12-32ins (30-80cm). Narrow basal leaves. Flowers are almost daffodil-shaped, white or greenish-white, in winter, spring or summer. | Frost tender, 15°C, to frost tender, 0°. Sun or partial shade, some shelter. | ||
IRIS genus | bulb, rhizome | c.3-4ft (8-1.2cm). Long, narrow, chanelled basal leaves. Flowers have 6 petals of which 3 are large and pendent. Colours include white, yellow, pink red and blue, sometimes in combination. Spring or early summer. Poisonous. | Usually fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, some species like moist soil. | ||
NARCISSUS genus | Daffodil. | bulb | c. 3-18ins (8cm-45cm). Long, narrow basal leaves. Trumpet- or cup-shaped flowers, in white or shades of cream, yellow. Poisonous. | Mostly fully hardy, some frost hardy -5°C. Most prefer sun or partial shade. | |
NERINE genus | bulb | c. 6ins-2ft (15-60cm). Rounded heads of flowers with wavy petals which sometimes curve back. Flowers in autumn before the strap-like, basal leaves appear. Poisonous. | Half hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun and sandy soil. | ||
SCILLA genus | bulb | c. 2-18ins (5-45cm). Narrow basal leaves. Flowers are flat, star-shaped, in spring, summer or autumn. Colours include white, pink, purple or blue. | Half hardy, 0°C. to fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | ||
Sprekelia formosissima | Aztec Lily, Jacobean Lily | bulb | 14in (35cm). Clumps of basal leaves. A large, deep red flower consisting of three upper petals and three narrow petals below, in spring. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and well-drained soil. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
TULIPA genus | Tulip | bulb | c. 2in-26ins (5-65cm). Long, narrow green, or grey-ish green, leaves. Single or double, cup-shaped flowers in late spring or early summer.Colours include white, yellow, pink, red or purple. Poisonous. | Mostly fully hardy. Sun. | |
Veltheimia bracteata | bulb | 18in (45cm). Glossy basal leaves. Spikes of pendant, turbular flowers of pinkish purple, speckled with yellow. | Frost tender, 10°C. Sun and fertile soil. | ||
Veltheimia undulata | bulb | See Veltheimia bracteata. | |||
Veltheimia viridifolia | bulb | See Veltheimia bracteata. |
Plants: 20