The Garden Gazette

The Tulip ‘Little Beauty’, ‘Tulipa species’, a fall planted bulb, produce beautifull coloring in flowers of red, white, and dark purple. The Species Tulips are rarely planted in large masses because their main feature is their uniqueness. Species Tulips are suitable for rock gardens and small group plantings, and they prefer to be left in the ground to multiply naturally. Species tulips are the wildflowers of the tulip family, and these hardy Species tulips require less work. They are less vulnerable to stormy spring weather, and their generally short stems don’t bend in strong winds. Their flowers usually remain closed through the morning or on cloudy days, showing only the outside color of the petals. When warmed by the sun, they open to reveal another petal color on the inside. It’s like having two different flowers in the same space at once. Spent flowers should be removed so that the energy goes into revitalizing bulbs instead of seeds. The leaves should not be cut back until they begin to yellow. This permits bulbs to recharge before going summer-dormant.

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The Wallflower English Bedder Blend, ‘Cheiranthus cheiri’, displays dense clusters of fragrant, velvety, rich colored flowers. If you have an English garden, this perennial is a must. The flowers are rich in color and very fragrant. The flowers occur in dense clusters on top of dwarf plants. The Wallflower has 1/2 inch across flowers and colored in shades of yellow, orange, brown, and rust. The Wallflower English Bedder Blend is an excellent plant for coastal and mountainous regions because of its hardiness. The Wallflower blooms in the spring about the same time as lilacs and will bloom for 4 to 8 weeks. The blooms should be deadheaded often. Plant in average garden soil and in the early spring or in early fall, and at least 2 months before the average first frost date. The English Bedder Blend is used for cut flowers, rock gardens and borders.

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