Flower : Polianthes tuberosa
5 bulbs @ £9.99
Catalogue Code: 60297
Despatch: March 2010
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10 bulbs @ £10.98
Catalogue Code: A60298
Despatch: March 2010
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Hardy Perennial
Ideal For:
Border, Cut Flower, Scented
Special Features:
Highly Scented
Flowers:
June, July, August, September
Fragrant spikes of creamy white, semi double flowers are held aloft green linear foliage. An unusual addition to borders, the waxy blooms of Polianthes tuberosa also make a charming cut flower. Height: 60cm (24").
How to Grow
Polianthes tuberosa
- Plant tubers in pots during spring, at a depth of 10cm.
- Grow them on in a warm, frost free position.
- When plants are well grown, and all risk of frost has past, transplant Polianthes into their final positions in borders or containers.
- Choose a sunny position in moist, free draining soil.
- Tubers may also be planted directly into borders.
- Aftercare
- Feed and water regularly throughout the growing season.
- With the first autumn frosts, remove clumps of tubers from their positions. Keep any young offsets and tubers which have not yet flowered. Discard portions which flowered during the summer as these will not bloom again.
- Store over winter in peat or sand, in a cool but frost free position.
- Replant tubers of Polianthes tuberosa the following spring.
