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Bulbs & gastropods
I have a row of herbaceous Lavateras. As these die back to ground in
winter I'm thinking of putting some spring-flowering bulbs in between them - ditto for the parallel rows of hollyhocks (also herbaceous) and Hibiscus syriacus (deciduous). Which types of bulbs are less attacked by slugs and snails? (I gave up on Iris sect. Reticulata 10 years back 'cos the slugs got them.) -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley
writes I have a row of herbaceous Lavateras. As these die back to ground in winter I'm thinking of putting some spring-flowering bulbs in between them - ditto for the parallel rows of hollyhocks (also herbaceous) and Hibiscus syriacus (deciduous). Which types of bulbs are less attacked by slugs and snails? (I gave up on Iris sect. Reticulata 10 years back 'cos the slugs got them.) Daffodils and snowdrops are reasonably OK - daffodil flowers get a bit nibbled but they do get as far as flowering. Small tulips too. Grape hyacinth have been good for years, but got well and truly clobbered this spring. Small iris hopeless, as you have found, as are crocus (though they seem OK in grass), scilla and chionodoxa. Cyclamen and Anemone nemorosa/blanda seem OK. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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In message , Kay
writes In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley writes I have a row of herbaceous Lavateras. As these die back to ground in winter I'm thinking of putting some spring-flowering bulbs in between them - ditto for the parallel rows of hollyhocks (also herbaceous) and Hibiscus syriacus (deciduous). Which types of bulbs are less attacked by slugs and snails? (I gave up on Iris sect. Reticulata 10 years back 'cos the slugs got them.) Daffodils and snowdrops are reasonably OK - daffodil flowers get a bit nibbled but they do get as far as flowering. Small tulips too. Grape hyacinth have been good for years, but got well and truly clobbered this spring. I do have the remnants of some grape hyacinths elsewhere, so I can try them - and perhaps some bluebells. Small iris hopeless, as you have found, as are crocus (though they seem OK in grass), scilla and chionodoxa. All my favourite bulbs :-( I was thinking of species crocuses, Puschkinia, Scilla and Chionodoxa. Maybe I'll have to try Myosotis, but that's probably better under the shrubby Lavateras, where it's not going to compete with the young shoots of the Lavateras. (Herbaceous Lavateras are probably tough enough, but I lost several musk mallows last winter/spring, due partly, I think, to them being beaten up by forget-me-nots and Sidalceas.) Cyclamen and Anemone nemorosa/blanda seem OK. Thanks. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley
writes (Herbaceous Lavateras are probably tough enough, but I lost several musk mallows last winter/spring, due partly, I think, to them being beaten up by forget-me-nots and Sidalceas.) Musk mallow? Malva moschata? One of my 'weeds' ;-) Despite the ground cover of forget-me-not. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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