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BLOOMING CLASSICS  
Yes, we have all these wonderful "Classics" for your garden.
Allium (Late)
These spherical clusters of fragrant blooms always make an impact. They are great for ornamental value and widely used for both landscape and cut flower purposes. The blooms are pleasantly fragrant and this plant is an easy and prolific addition to the garden. Plant in groups of ten or more for an eye catching focal point. Alliums prefer to be dry during their dormancy.
Spaerocephalon
Spaerocephalon
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Showy, deep purple-crimson florets form large oval flower clusters atop sturdy stems.
Code 502
5 bulbs $7.00
Purple Sensation.
Purple Sensation.
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A beautiful 8cm wide, pleasantly fragrant globe of tightly packed rich purple florets appears on a strong stem. 2009 Bulb of the Year.
Code 503
5 bulbs $7.00
Anemone (Early/mid)
These jewel-coloured blooms look stunning in large blocks and planter boxes.
Fill your vases and light up your home.
Soak in water overnight before planting (points down).
Anemone - de Caen Mixed
Anemone - de Caen Mixed
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Pre-mixed colours
Code 505
20 corms $5.00
Anemone - St Brigid Mixed
Anemone - St Brigid Mixed
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Pre-mixed colours
Code 510
20 corms $5.00
Bluebells (Mid/Late)
These charming bulbs produce 40cm spires liberally decorated with little flared bells.
Once established they'll have big clumps that produce dozens of strong flower stems that
look terrific with no work. These are one of the best flowers for dry shade, a typically challenging situation. Give them a bit of water their first season to help them settle in and they'll take care of
themselves after that. Plants do best if left undisturbed for years. When bulbs become too crowded,
dig and replant in late summer. Especially handsome when planted in groups of a 10 or more.
Bluebells
Bluebells
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Blue
Code 516
10 bulbs $10.00
Chionodoxa (Late)
These lovely little bulbs produce masses of open, blue star-shaped flowers with white centres.
The bulbs can produce up to 10 blossoms. They like gritty soil containing humus.
Leave in the ground after flowering as it readily reseeds.
Luciliae
Luciliae
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Code 518
10 bulbs $10.00
Ixia (Mid)
These delightful candy floss colours just makes us smile; clear, vibrant and full of life.
Tall spikes produce dozens of starry graceful flowers. Ideal for cottage gardens, banks and wild areas.
Ixia Viridiflora
Ixia Viridiflora
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Unusual soft turquoise flowers with dark centre on very tall spikes. A special treat for collectors and connoisseurs. (Only a very small quantity available this season).
Code 526
5 bulbs $10.00
Ixia Pre-mix
Ixia Pre-mix
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Corn lilies, known for their bright, attractive star-shaped flowers on sturdy stems with slender, grassy leaves. The hardiest bulbs for dry areas.
Code 527
10 bulbs $7.00
Lily-of-the-valley
Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)
They prefer a shady position or partial shade. Early morning sunlight is fine, but avoid areas that
receive direct sunlight for more than a few hours.
Lily-of-the-valley grows naturally beneath trees where it receives dappled sun throughout the day.

Soak your pips (rhizomes) in lukewarm water before planting. Let the pips stand for several hours
until the rhizomes swell and become hard.
Plant rhizomes, in fine, rich soil, well worked to a depth of 35-40cm. Amend the soil with peat moss,
compost or ground bark to ensure proper drainage.
Plant about 10cm apart keeping the tips just below the surface and above all plant firmly.

Fertiliser is better applied later on, hoeing it in just as growth appears.

Code 528
Lily-of-the-valley
Lily-of-the-valley
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The greenish young buds become purest white, turning downwards to hang like a peal of fairy bells, scalloped at the edges. Oval concave blades are deeply ribbed and slant to carry the rain to the root.
Code 528
5 bulbs $10.00
Muscari (Early)
Dainty little flowers reminiscent of days gone by. Plant close together in clumps,
along borders or in drifts amongst larger flowering bulbs. Great in pots.
Easy to grow providing long lasting colour. Self seeding.
Alba
Alba
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Miniature pure white grape hyacinth.
Code 540
5 bulbs $7.00
Ocean Magic
Ocean Magic
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Soft blue flowers with white caps reminiscent of the sea.
Code 541
5 bulbs $7.00
Armeniacum Early Giant
Armeniacum Early Giant
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A deep cobalt blue blue
Code 542
10 bulbs $10.00
Plumosa
Plumosa
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Feathery purple/lilac plumes.
Code 543
5 bulbs $7.00
Ornithogalum (Late)
These gems bloom when most other bulbs have well finished. They last weeks as cut flowers.
Chincherinchee (Thyrsoides)
Chincherinchee (Thyrsoides)
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This hardy treasure is simple to grow. White flower clusters with green centres. Looks stunning planted with Queen Fabiola which is also late flowering.
Code 546
10 bulbs $10.00
Dubium Orange
Dubium Orange
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Orange Dubium are superb in pots and easily grown as showy garden plants.
Code 548
5 bulbs $10.00
Umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem)
Umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem)
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Upwards of 15 white and green starlike flowers are carried on a 25cm stem. Ideal in the rockery or alpine garden. Delightful pot specimen.
Code 549
10 bulbs $10.00
Arabicum (Arabian Starflower)
Arabicum (Arabian Starflower)
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Carries a compact grouping of creamy round buds which open gradually from the outside to show a striking black centre. Sweet fragrance.
Code 571
10 bulbs $10.00
Queen Fabiola (Late)
Sweetly scented, flower heads, tightly packed and sitting at the top of tall, thick, bare stems.
These lovely gems bloom when most other bulbs have been & gone.
We find they look stunning planted with Chincherinchee which is also late flowering.
Queen Fabiola (Ithuriel's spear)
Queen Fabiola (Ithuriel's spear)
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Award-winning variety.Dark lilac-blue, award-winning variety.
Code 517
10 bulbs $10.00
Ranunculus (Mid)
Giant peony shaped blooms in bold colours. Excellent container and vase specimens
and massed plantings in a sheltered, sunny position will produce a magic display.
Soak tubers in water for several hours before planting (claws down).
Ranunculus Mixed
Ranunculus Mixed
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Pre-mixed colours
Code 550
20 tubers $5.00
50 tubers $12.00
Snowflakes (Leucojum) (Early/Mid)
Each long, sturdy stem produces clusters of 3-5 dainty, bell-shaped white scented
flowers with lovely green dots. It's one of the most adaptable and easiest bulbs to grow.
Snowflakes
Snowflakes
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Bell-shaped white scented flowers with lovely green dots
Code 539
10 bulbs $12.00
Sparaxis (Mid)
Pre-mixed colours. Harlequin flowers distinguished by bright yellow throats and
exotic markings. Extra showy in rock gardens or borders. Multiply annually.
Sparaxis
Sparaxis
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Harlequin-coloured flowers distinguished by bright yellow throats.
Code 558
10 bulbs $7.00
Tritonia (Late)
Delicately veined flowers on fine stems. This lovely mix of pastel shades will make a very
late season appearance.
Tritonia
Tritonia
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Pre-mixed colours.
Code 560
10 bulbs $7.00