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New products at Crocus

by Sarah - April 23rd, 2014.
Filed under: Crocus, New Products.

Crocus just added these new products

Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower)

Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower) £7.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Depth of water: 0-30cm (0-12in) Soil: deep, fertile, moist soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: August to October Hardiness: fully hardy Bright green leaves are bronze tinged and has brilliant scarlet red flowers in s ummer to autumn. Garden care: These plants are potted up (using a suitable aquatic compost) into 1-litre aquatic pots. These pots are made of a fine mesh, which allows water to circulate through the compost, providing the plants with both oxygen and nutrients. If you are using them as a aquatic plant, they can be placed straight into the pond, however they will preform better if planted out sooner rather than later. To enhance flowering divide congested clumps every three to five years.

Iris pseudacorus 'Berlin Tiger' (flag iris)

Iris pseudacorus ‘Berlin Tiger’ (flag iris) £7.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Depth of water: 5-25cm (2-10in) Soil: reliably moist or boggy soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Flowering period: July and August Hardiness: fully hardy The brown-veined yellow flowers of this water-loving iris will put on a beautiful show from midsummer, while the slender ridged foliage provides more enduring interest. Plant this is bold clumps or drifts on the margins of a pond where its distinctly upright habit will provide a fabulous contrast to the flat expanse of water, or find a spot in deep, reliably moist soil. Garden care: These plants are potted up (using a suitable aquatic compost) into 1-litre aquatic pots. These pots are made of a fine mesh, which allows water to circulate through the compost, providing the plants with both oxygen and nutrients. If you are using them as a aquatic plant, they can be placed straight into the pond, however they will preform better if planted out sooner rather than later. To enhance flowering divide congested clumps every three to five years.

Iris laevigata 'Snowdrift' (water iris)

Iris laevigata ‘Snowdrift’ (water iris) £7.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Depth of water: 0-7cm (0-3in) Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June and July and occasionally in September Flower colour: white Other features: broad, strap-shaped leaves up to 40cm (16in) long Hardiness: fully hardy Delightful, double, white, beardless flowers on unbranched stems in June and July and broad, strap-shaped leaves. This white Japanese water iris often produces a second flush of flowers in September. Ideal for planting at the margins of a medium to large pool, it grows best in deep, acid soil enriched with well-rotted organic matter. Garden care: These plants are potted up (using a suitable aquatic compost) into 1-litre aquatic pots. These pots are made of a fine mesh, which allows water to circulate through the compost, providing the plants with both oxygen and nutrients. If you are using them as a aquatic plant, they can be placed straight into the pond, however they will preform better if planted out sooner rather than later. To enhance flowering divide congested clumps every three to five years.

Eryngium giganteum (miss willmott's ghost)

Eryngium giganteum (miss willmott’s ghost) £6.99
Position: full sun Soil: dry, well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June and August Hardiness: fully hardy (but often short-lived) Sea hollies make interesting and unusual additions to a sunny border or gravel garden. Their ruff of spiky bracts and cone-shaped flowerheads last well in both cut and dried arrangements, or if left on the plant, their architectural silhouette will remain a feature well into the autumn. This variety is also known as ‘Miss Wilmott’s Ghost’, after the nineteenth-century gardener, Ellen Wilmott, who liked to secretly scatter seeds of the plant in other people’s gardens. The name could equally apply to the plant’s appearance, with its ruff of large, prickly, steely-grey bracts that shine a ghostly silver in the sun. The mid-green, heart-shaped foliage is attractive too, and shown off to best effect planted in gravel. Or try this eryngium in bold clumps among grasses. This variety is biennial, but self-seeds freely. Garden care: This eryngium looks tatty after flowering, so cut it to the ground in autumn. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.