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Snake's Head Fritillaries
Hi Everyone,
I ordered a large amount of Snake's Head Fritillary bulbs back in April because there was a deal on. No specific delivery date or month was given just that they would arrive in good time for planting. I thought that that 'good time' was about Oct-Now. Obviously they haven't arrived or I wouldn't be writing about it! When is the best time/way to plant these bulbs? Company ordered from was Thompson & Morgan. Not used them before but definitely heard of them, assumed they were reputable. Grateful for any advice/tips. Jess |
Snake's Head Fritillaries
"Jess N" wrote Hi Everyone, I ordered a large amount of Snake's Head Fritillary bulbs back in April because there was a deal on. No specific delivery date or month was given just that they would arrive in good time for planting. I thought that that 'good time' was about Oct-Now. Obviously they haven't arrived or I wouldn't be writing about it! When is the best time/way to plant these bulbs? Company ordered from was Thompson & Morgan. Not used them before but definitely heard of them, assumed they were reputable. Grateful for any advice/tips. Used them for years and normally an OK firm to deal with but I have had one occasion to moan about late delivery, sweet potato slips delivered so late it made any chance of a crop doubtful. Grew my own slips the following year from the bits I did get and still no crop! Gave up with Sweet Potato outside in the UK. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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I would not myself buy bulbs or corms from them, however good the "offer" but go to the specialist bulb growers for these. In any case with snakeshead fritillaries it is far better to wait till the spring, buy your plants in flower and then plant them "in the green". They usually set seed fairly freely. I have had good bargains from garden centres selling off potted flowering bulbs when the flowers are finished. |
[quote=beccabunga;868747]T&M were at one time one of the best seed merchants. Sadly they have fallen off badly in the past decade and have expanded into plug plants and such. I stopped buying their seed some time back when either I had poor generation or what came up was not what was expected.
I would not myself buy bulbs or corms from them, however good the "offer" but go to the specialist bulb growers for these. In any case with snakeshead fritillaries it is far better to wait till the spring, buy your plants in flower and then plant them "in the green". They usually set seed fairly freely. I have had good bargains from garden centres selling off potted flowering bulbs when the flowers are finished. I will buy them 'in the green' next time then, that does sound more sensible. In the mean time, if my bulbs do arrive soon does anyone know if it is in-time to plant them? |
Snake's Head Fritillaries
"Jess N" wrote in message
... beccabunga;868747 Wrote: T&M were at one time one of the best seed merchants. Sadly they have fallen off badly in the past decade and have expanded into plug plants and such. I stopped buying their seed some time back when either I had poor generation or what came up was not what was expected. I would not myself buy bulbs or corms from them, however good the "offer" but go to the specialist bulb growers for these. In any case with snakeshead fritillaries it is far better to wait till the spring, buy your plants in flower and then plant them "in the green". They usually set seed fairly freely. I have had good bargains from garden centres selling off potted flowering bulbs when the flowers are finished. I will buy them 'in the green' next time then, that does sound more sensible. In the mean time, if my bulbs do arrive soon does anyone know if it is in-time to plant them? -- Jess N Yes, you must plant them, Jess, and as soon as possible. Fritillaria meleagris doesn't like to dry out - but don't drench them either. They prefer a dampish field environment in the wild but, so long as you water them in, they should be all right at this time of year. Mine, planted in improved clay, do dry out very occasionally and seem to withstand this, but would not like it for very long. Spider |
Snake's Head Fritillaries
"Jess N" wrote in message ... Hi Everyone, I ordered a large amount of Snake's Head Fritillary bulbs back in April because there was a deal on. No specific delivery date or month was given just that they would arrive in good time for planting. I thought that that 'good time' was about Oct-Now. Obviously they haven't arrived or I wouldn't be writing about it! When is the best time/way to plant these bulbs? Company ordered from was Thompson & Morgan. Not used them before but definitely heard of them, assumed they were reputable. Grateful for any advice/tips. Jess Well T&M were around many moons ago and were one of only a few nurseries that offered mail order and I guess they are still reputable. Those bulbs should have been with you by now -so summats wrong. Noticed that their website says delivery by End of September for Fritillaria meleagris Mixed (Snake's Head). If you do get the bulbs there is still time to plant them to ensure flowering next spring. |
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Yes - the sooner the better. |
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They are also sending me some Begonia Aromatics, 5 tubers for free. I'm not a huge Begonia fan but I suppose it makes up for it a bit. I did however notice that they have been giving them away for free with larger orders anyway! I don't recommend Thompson & Morgan. Thank you for tips/advice. |
Snake's Head Fritillaries
Jess N wrote:
Hi Everyone, I ordered a large amount of Snake's Head Fritillary bulbs back in April because there was a deal on. No specific delivery date or month was given just that they would arrive in good time for planting. I thought that that 'good time' was about Oct-Now. Obviously they haven't arrived or I wouldn't be writing about it! When is the best time/way to plant these bulbs? Company ordered from was Thompson & Morgan. Not used them before but definitely heard of them, assumed they were reputable. Grateful for any advice/tips. Jess Nothing to do with planting time, but be aware that Lily Beetle loves Fritillaria meleagris! If you live in an area which has (or will soon have) lily beetle, then as soon as they have finished with your lilies they will start eating these. -- Jeff |
Snake's Head Fritillaries
"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Jess N wrote: Hi Everyone, I ordered a large amount of Snake's Head Fritillary bulbs back in April because there was a deal on. No specific delivery date or month was given just that they would arrive in good time for planting. I thought that that 'good time' was about Oct-Now. Obviously they haven't arrived or I wouldn't be writing about it! When is the best time/way to plant these bulbs? Company ordered from was Thompson & Morgan. Not used them before but definitely heard of them, assumed they were reputable. Grateful for any advice/tips. Jess Nothing to do with planting time, but be aware that Lily Beetle loves Fritillaria meleagris! If you live in an area which has (or will soon have) lily beetle, then as soon as they have finished with your lilies they will start eating these. -- Jeff Well I've had those scarlet blighters in Yorkshire for about 5 years and I think they have spread to most parts of the UK now? I grow Fritillaria imperialis because they appear just about the same time as the Cardiocrinums. The beetles seem to prefer the Fritillaria, so with a daily inspection I usually manage to catch and kill them over about a two week period and then don't normally see them again till next year. I just wish vine weevils were as easy to spot and kill:-( |
Suitable plants for covering a new fence
On 2009-11-07 13:41:04 +0000, mollie38
said: beccabunga;868748 Wrote: We took out five conifers in a bed, and had the stumps ground out. Afterwards I dug over the whole bed [18 x 8 feet] with homemade compost and ericaceous compost - we wanted to grow some acid lovers. It was allowed to settle over the winter before planting anything new, which gave plenty of time to plan new plants. You don't say what direction your fence faces. If you are planning clematis, remember that they always grow and flower into the sun, so no good if your fence faces a northerly or westerly direction - your neighbours will benefit! Work out how the wind affect the plot and start planning windbreaks - small hardy shrubs or small trellises to interrupt the flow. Otherwise your clematis will be blown off the fence. Hi Right I have posted 2 pics on tinypic of the patio area these were taken just after the stumps had been removed by the stump grinder. We have since had a new fence erected but havent been able to do much this week with the rain hopefully tomorrow will be a better day, hubby is out there at the moment removing most of the sandstone from the patio here is the url for the pics http://tinyurl.com/yzylhfb http://tinyurl.com/ydz3jm8 Kind regards mary It looks as if what ever you plant in front of the fence is going to take up most of that space with its root system alone. If you do decide to plant shrubs and not have climbers going up the fence, I'd probably go for mixed planting if I were you because that will be a good way to get colour there, rather than just one slab. Then you can underplant with snow drops, English bluebells, daffodils, crocus, cyclamen. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Snake's Head Fritillaries
On 2009-11-09 20:20:57 +0000, beccabunga
said: 'Sacha[_4_ Wrote: ;868989']On 2009-11-07 13:41:04 +0000, mollie38 said: - beccabunga;868748 Wrote:- We took out five conifers in a bed, and had the stumps ground out. Afterwards I dug over the whole bed [18 x 8 feet] with homemade compost and ericaceous compost - we wanted to grow some acid lovers. It was allowed to settle over the winter before planting anything new, which gave plenty of time to plan new plants. You don't say what direction your fence faces. If you are planning clematis, remember that they always grow and flower into the sun, so no good if your fence faces a northerly or westerly direction - your neighbours will benefit! Work out how the wind affect the plot and start planning windbreaks - small hardy shrubs or small trellises to interrupt the flow. Otherwise your clematis will be blown off the fence.- Hi Right I have posted 2 pics on tinypic of the patio area these were taken just after the stumps had been removed by the stump grinder. We have since had a new fence erected but havent been able to do much this week with the rain hopefully tomorrow will be a better day, hubby is out there at the moment removing most of the sandstone from the patio here is the url for the pics http://tinyurl.com/yzylhfb http://tinyurl.com/ydz3jm8 Kind regards mary- It looks as if what ever you plant in front of the fence is going to take up most of that space with its root system alone. If you do decide to plant shrubs and not have climbers going up the fence, I'd probably go for mixed planting if I were you because that will be a good way to get colour there, rather than just one slab. Then you can underplant with snow drops, English bluebells, daffodils, crocus, cyclamen. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon I think this is not to do with fritilllaries, but with 21 foot fences! Yes, this was Mollie's first attempt at uploading photos and she knows they landed a bit awkwardly. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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