Dance Partners Wanted
Does anyone have an idea for a planting partner for my snakeshead fritillaries?
I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and they have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there all alone like wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything taller, and it would have to be something that would flower at the same time. Most of the pond plants seem to come out a little later - otherwise small irises might have been perfect. Any suggestions welcome! Sue |
Dance Partners Wanted
On May 4, 4:24*am, Sue Holt
wrote: Does anyone have an idea for a planting partner for my snakeshead fritillaries? I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and they have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there all alone like wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything taller, and it would have to be something that would flower at the same time. Most of the pond plants seem to come out a little later - otherwise small irises might have been perfect. Any suggestions welcome! Sue -- Sue Holt Mimulus, Brass Buttons, Pennyroyal. |
Dance Partners Wanted
In message , Sue Holt
writes Does anyone have an idea for a planting partner for my snakeshead fritillaries? I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and they have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there all alone like wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything taller, and it would have to be something that would flower at the same time. Most of the pond plants seem to come out a little later - otherwise small irises might have been perfect. I came across a small iris in flower on Sunday - Iris tenuifolia. Since it's not long since I saw Fritillaria meleagris in flower perhaps they would do. (OTOH, the Iris tenuifolia was growing in a raised bed, so perhaps the edge of a pond is not the ideal place for them.) Any suggestions welcome! -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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