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Alliums
cs64290
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I have a large number of blind alliums in my garden. I must admit they were planted hurriedly and not very deep. I have fed them with organic chicken manure. Is it worth digging them up when the foliage has died down and starting again, or should I buy more bulbs and take more time and care with planting next time. Hope someone can help me.
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What makes you think they are blind? None of my alliums have flowered yet ... Way too early ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ours are way behind this year.
I'm new to alliums, planted some little drumstick ones in the autumn "sphaerocephalon" (spelling?).
Think I read that the leaves die down before they flower in the summer.
They're one of my favourites Kitty - (good spelling too
) and the foliage is a bit messy but as long as you have it among other plants it's ok. They're quite tall though - so I hope you haven't planted them right at the front of your borders - although some of mine just flop around and it's quite nice !
The squirrels tend to dig them up, which is the main drawback, but they're so readily available and cheap that it's not too big a hardship.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They're in a deep pot currently Fairy, another impulse buy that has no permanent home yet
. There were over thirty bulbs in the bag so have layered them lasagne style.
The plan is to finally sort out the beds in the front garden into some kind of colour scheme. Work ground to a halt last autumn due to unforseen circumstances.
Thanks for the tip about the messy foliage
Thanks for info re. flowering. I've looked into the depths of the leaves and no flower buds appear to be forming. I'll live in hope for another while.
No signs of flower buds on mine either ................ not yet.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've just checked mine again ... the ones in the sunny south facing bed (Purple Sensation) have signs of flower spikes ... the ones in the west facing bed (in shade half the day) (Christophii) have no signs of buds at all. They've bloomed beautifully there for the last couple of years.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Taken in just now, west facing bed up against a fence.
Cheers
Why it's upside down I have no idea, it is the right way up on the preview lol
Last edited: 09 April 2017 14:22:50
Got it right way up, now I can't remove the original, I think I need to go back in the garden.....