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alliums
Hi,
I purchased some alliums this year from Gardeners World Live. One variety was called "Silver ....... " something, its too dark to go down garden now to check. However it has started shooting with leaves jutting about 1.5 inches above the level of compost in pot. Query. Will it survive the winter like this, or should it have some protection. Many Thanlks In advance Cineman |
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cineman wrote: Hi, I purchased some alliums this year from Gardeners World Live. One variety was called "Silver ....... " something, its too dark to go down garden now to check. However it has started shooting with leaves jutting about 1.5 inches above the level of compost in pot. Query. Will it survive the winter like this, or should it have some protection. Never grew alliums in pots - I have lots of different variety (alliums, astrantia and scabiosas are my only collections), and this year I tried the 'hair' one which is really weird but not unpleasant. If in pots and sprouting now means that they are too warm - though the climate is unusually warm so there's nothing you can do. Also you are seeing only the leaves - the flower stem takes usually longer to come out so don't worry too much. I would, at first sign of serious frost/snow/ice, mulch the top of your pots so that the water don't freeze on top and either place your pots straight on soil, firming them down, or raise them from the ground so that they don't split when frost bites. I use lots of wooden planks and put all our pots on them or place them in cluster straight in the soil in the garden over winter. |
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