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Make your borders and pots a ‘summer spectacular’ this year with this gorgeous collection of bulbs bringing a multitude of colours and shapes successively from May until September. Height and airiness comes with the Liatris and Gladiolus, daintiness and scent from the Allium, Freesias and Acidanthera. Scatter these all over the garden or plant together for a blaze of colour! Nectar-rich, so bees and butterflies will stop for a feast, fabulous for cut flowers too! Gladiolus: H: 1m, S: 20cm, tall spires of mixed bold shades. (Half-hardy) Liatris: H:1.2m, S: 45cm, exotic spikes of bottle-brush blooms. (Fully hardy)Allium Moly: H: 30cm, S: 20cm, garlic scented sunshine flowers. (Hardy) Freesias: H: 30cm, S: 15cm, sweetly scented bell-shaped blooms. (Tender)Acidanthera: H: 1m, S: 20cm, statuesque, scented late summer stunner. (Half-hardy) AGMHardy to tender bulbs preferring a warm, sunny position, in fertile, well-drained soil, planted at a depth of two to three times its size and approxima
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Key Information
Latin Name | Summer Bulb Collection 200 bag |
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Hardiness | H4 (-5 to -10°C) |
Format | Bulbs |
Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
Height in Maturity (m) | 1.20 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 |
Soil Conditions | Chalk Loam Sand |
Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
Scented | Yes |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for wildlife | Yes |
Good for pollinators | Yes |
Good for cutting | Yes |