A multi-petalled variety which opens out widely in the sun.
Order Code: 73-23
Colchicum Water Lily
The RHS Award of Garden Merit is awarded for ease of cultivation, excellence and constitution.
Easy to grow, deep, moisture-retentive soil, these appear from their summer dormancy, denuded of leaves, to flower in the autumn-hence 'Naked Ladies'. A pointer to the end of summer, their bright flowers last incredibly well considering their apparent susceptibility, the leaves only properly appearing in the spring. Usually big bulbed and late flowering in October to a height of 6" (15cm).
Please order early, after the end of September they will flower whether planted or not.
Planting instructions
For any good garden soil, they need planting 3" deep, perhaps a little more for the bigger bulbs, and 6" apart. The smaller flowered forms will naturalise effectively, but the mower will have to be restrained until the leaves wither away (and they are poisonous to grazing animals).
These bulbs will be despatched from mid August for planting in late Summer
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