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Valentin flowerbulbs - planted in Spring
Gladiolas (Gladiolus hyb.)
II-VI VII-X 100 cm
Nice spikes of funnel-shaped flowers of various
colours on 1 m high stems are extremely attractive
and eye-catching in borders of the garden.
The most delightful flower for cutting. Not over
wintering.
Applause
Pink red
Nova Lux
Lemon yellow
Blue Isle
Dark blue
47 Flowerbulbs
Planting of flower bulbs
Planting should be done in porous soil in an appropriate place
in the garden. It is important to fertilise the soil before the
planting is done with compost or thoroughly decomposed solid
dung. With the exception of some of the lilies, all decorative
bulbous plants tolerate limestone.
They should be planted when they are in their rest period:
• Summer flower bulbs (are blooming in spring) should
be planted in autumn (the following rule stands: THE
SOONER THE BETTER); only TULIPS should be planted end
of autumn because they can contract a disease if they are
planted too soon. THEY CAN BE PLANTED UNTIL THE END
OF DECEMBER IF THE SOIL IS NOT FROZEN.
• Summer-autumn flower bulbs (are blooming in the
summer and autumn) should be planted in spring. Those
that are less resistant, such as gladioli, should be planted
as late as in mid spring.
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Hunting Song
Clear vermillion
Fidelio
Dark Pink
How do we plant the flower bulbs
• The depth is dependent on soil (in lighter soil, we plant
deeper) and the size of the bulbs (the bigger the bulb, the
deeper we plant it). Smaller ones are planted 5–10 cm
deep, bigger ones 10–20 cm deep.
• Planting should be done in groups because then their
colour and shape is revealed in the BEST POSSIBLE WAY.
• Do not plant too densely so that the plants will not compete
for food and moisture.
• Make sure you do not wound them when planting.
• The planting distance is 5–7.5 cm with smaller decorative
bulbous plants and 15 cm with the bigger ones. The bottom
of the bulb has to be touching the soil which we loosen
beforehand. There should be no air between the bottom of
the pot and the bulb, because if there is some, the water is
being accumulated there and the bulb can start rottening.
• Tools which we are used when planting: narrow spade,
punch, ordinary hand spade or HANDS, special planter.
Oscar
Dark red
Black Jack
Black red
Traderhorn
Red with white
Wine and Roses
Light pink with red
Venetie
Salmon
Praha
Azalea pink, spotted
yellow
Planting site of the flower bulbs
• Grass, meadow, lawn: the best are on the lawn, such
as daffodils, for example. Make sure that the leaves of
flower bulbs die away naturally and for this reason, there
should not be any mowing around them. In gentle grass,
there are some other plants which do well, such as crocuses,
spring star, sea bulbs, and anemones. For moist meadows,
the most suitable are: Fritillaria, snowdrop.
• Under the trees: especially those which are blooming
before the trees are in leaves (so that they have enough
light). These are, for example, anemone, spring star, sea
bulbs, spring wheat.
• Borders: in mixed borders where bushes and perennials
are growing, there is a lot of places which are suitable for
decorative bulbous plants.
• For covers: especially on smaller flower beds.
• Rock gardens with small bulbous plants, for example
dog violet together with rhododendron (acid soil).
• Decorative bowls and pots. Almost all decorative
flower bulbs can be cultivated in decorative pots (flower
pots and window tubs). The novelty are dahlias which are
intended for planting into decorative pots. There the pots
should be placed on the balconies, terraces, and also in
the gardens. Flower bulbs are planted in pots together with
various annual plants, perennials, or ornamental bushes.
When planting into pots, the size of the pot and the place
where we will put it needs to be considered (e.g., the danger
of strong wind).
Some interesting facts about
planting
Pr. Marg. Rose/Jester
Red with white edge
White Prosperity
White
When choosing the place of the planting, we need to consider
the size of the plant (e.g., Fritillaria imperialis should grow behind
other plants because it is big and gives off acid smell,
which some plants dislike).
We must consider the time when their leaves are dying off.
At that time, other annual flowers or smaller bushes should
cover them. If all that is considered, the garden will not look
neglected.
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