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Article: Spring-flowering jewels of; Indigenous gardeners havea wealth of spring-flowering bulbs to plant in April. By Kay Montgomery and Beverley Ballard-Tremeer.(Life)
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- The Saturday Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2008
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Many of the world's most popular spring-flowering bulbs have their origins in the Cape, where the wet winters provide ideal growing conditions. However, if you have a passion for indigenous blooms and are able to keep them moist and watered throughout our dry winters, you can revel in indigenous colour this spring.
The key to success with indigenous spring-flowering bulbs is to plant them in containers that are kept dry during the summer.
Bulbs such as babianas are used to dry summers and if they get exposed to very water-logged situations during the summer storms of Gauteng, they can rot and disappear back into the soil.
If you plan to plant indigenous bulbs this ...
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Article: Damp site for snake's heads ; Snake's head fritillary, also known as the snake's head lily, is a British native wildflower. In spring it bears hanging, bell-shaped flowers in delicate, chequered shades of pink, purple or white. It grows to around 30cm (12in) tall and will naturalise, given full sun and a damp site that doesn't dry out in summer. It will tolerate quite heavy soil.
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April 12, 2008 ;
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......flowers in delicate, chequered shades of pink, purple or white. It grows to around 30cm (12in) tall and will naturalise, given full sun and a damp site that doesn't dry out in summer. It will tolerate quite heavy soil. Bulbs should be planted in autumn two or...
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