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New products at Plant Me Now

by John - February 7th, 2015.
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New products added today at Plant Me Now

Cottage Garden Bulb Collection (4 roots)

Cottage Garden Bulb Collection (4 roots) £7.9500
New and expert gardeners alike will love this collection if you’re planting with a cottage garden feel in mind. This pack includes some really easy to grow yet attractive varieties which will help get your cottage garden style heading in the right direction. Includes, Agapanthus Blue, Astilbe Red Sentinal, Paeonia Sarah Bernhardt and Incarvillea.

Scented Mix (bulb scatter box)

Scented Mix (bulb scatter box) £5.9500
Easily create a scented area in your garden with this Scented Mix Scatter Box. The collection of bulbs in this pack can be randomly broadcast to produce a perfectly naturalised themed area within the garden. Contains: Freesia Blue Heaven (size 5up) Polianthes tuberosa (size 10-12) Leucocoryne Dione (size 5up) Gladiolus Callianthus (size 6-8)

Tropaeolum Tricolour (1 bulb)

Tropaeolum Tricolour (1 bulb) £3.9500
Really unusual, tropical style flowers and a tall growing plant. These tubers flower from April – June and their red, green and yellow blooms despite being small are bound to be noticed! Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, Tropaeolum Tricolour can grow up to 150cm tall if you give it something to hang on to.

Lily of the Valley (5 bulbs)

Lily of the Valley (5 bulbs) £2.9500
Convallaria Majalis is more commonly referred to as Lily of the Valley. These fragrant, white bell flowers appear in May and June time growing to a short height of 15cm. Lily of the valley are perfect for a woodland planting scheme. Lily of the Valley like humus rich, moist soil in partial shade. They are an ideal plant for naturalising in borders, wild gardens and between shrubs and trees. The bulbs are hardy and need no special attention. Should they become overcrowded, lift, divide and replant. Lily of the Valley will spread rapidly once established. Best suited for under-planting of shrubs rather than in a prime position in a border.

Zantedeschia Cameleon (1 bulb)

Zantedeschia Cameleon (1 bulb) £2.9500
Zantedeschia (Calla Lilies) Cameleon makes a great cut flower and produce these jolly, orange blooms throughout the summer. Growing to approximately 50cm in height, they’ll work equally well planted in containers, flower beds or borders. Zantedeschia like a moist, humus rich soil or a rich potting compost and to be in sun or partial shade. They produce long lasting flowers which are good for borders and outdoor containers. Plants in open ground will need protecting from frosts or lifting and storing in compost or vermiculite.

Ornithogalum Thyrsoides (10 bulbs)

Ornithogalum Thyrsoides (10 bulbs) £2.9500
Beautiful and unusual flowers, Ornithogalum Thyrsoides flower in July and August and grow to a height of around 25cm. Ideal in herbaceous borders. Ornithogalum like well-drained soil and sun or partial shade. Good for borders and an excellent, long lasting cut flower. Keep well watered during growth. Lift before first frosts and store frost free until planting time again.

Begonia Double Orange (3 tubers)

Begonia Double Orange (3 tubers) £2.9500
These begonia bulbs produce beautiful orange double begonias which flower from July onwards. Great in pots and borders. Begonias like a rich, moist garden soil with good drainage. Preferably in a semi-shaded place, although they will bloom in full sun. Suitable for flower beds, borders, containers on the patio and balcony. Also suitable as a houseplant. Plant outdoors, hollow part uppermost when all danger of frost has passed. Keep the soil moist and remove faded flowers. At the end of the season, lift the tubers, cut the stems off just above the tuber and store in a dry soil at 4 – 10C. For early flowering, place tubers close together and level with the soil in trays containing damp compost and sand. Try to maintain a temperature of between 7 and 16C. Plant outdoors only when all danger of frost has passed.

Dahlia Tam Tam (1 tuber)

Dahlia Tam Tam (1 tuber) £2.4500
This ball dahlia with its deep burgundy blooms makes a perfect cut flower. Growing to a height of around 75cm it will produce beautiful dahlias all summer long. Dahlias like any well cultivated, garden soil with a good supply of organic material. Sunny sites away from strong winds. Use as a border or bedding plant dahlias make good cut flowers. Short varieties can also be grown in containers on the patio or balcony. Dahlias vary in height, so plant at the front or back of borders or in pots, according to height. Keep the plants well watered during growth. Either lift tubers after flowering and store frost free in dry compost or particularly in warmer areas, cover with a mulch over winter. For early flowering, tubers may be started off in boxes in April; use a light soil mixed with compost. Keep slightly moist, cool and free from frost. When he danger of frosts has passed, plant out the sprouted tubers. If used as a cut flower, cut the stems only when the flower has fully developed.

Dahlia Pooh (1 tuber)

Dahlia Pooh (1 tuber) £2.4500
A distinctive vibrant orange dahlia with honey yellow centres, Pooh dahlias grow to around 90cm in height and flower all summer long. Ideal for planting in beds and borders. Dahlias like any well cultivated, garden soil with a good supply of organic material. Sunny sites away from strong winds. Use as a border or bedding plant dahlias make good cut flowers. Short varieties can also be grown in containers on the patio or balcony. Dahlias vary in height, so plant at the front or back of borders or in pots, according to height. Keep the plants well watered during growth. Either lift tubers after flowering and store frost free in dry compost or particularly in warmer areas, cover with a mulch over winter. For early flowering, tubers may be started off in boxes in April; use a light soil mixed with compost. Keep slightly moist, cool and free from frost. When he danger of frosts has passed, plant out the sprouted tubers. If used as a cut flower, cut the stems on when the flower has fully developed.