Tuesday 1 April 2014

Summer planting





Summer Planting

I would like to get some more colour into the Garden this summer so I have decided to add some large flowering plants that I can also use as cut flowers for the house.
Dahlias are tender plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae, and are native to Mexico. Their flowers range widely in size, color, shape, and number of petals, making dahlias among the most diverse flowers, with thousands of varieties.

Dahlias are heavy feeders and require plenty of water and fertilizer. Feed weekly with a liquid fertilizer until flower buds appear and be sure to keep soil moist. Dahlias are sensitive to drought and may not bloom if they are allowed to dry out. Mulch around the plants to retain moisture. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued blooming.
As Dahlias need a lot of feeding I have some Manure that I am going to dig into the Beds Now in preparation for the planting in about a months time. I need to get some stakes to put in the ground as well for tying the dahlias to.


Siberian Iris (Blue King)

 'Blue King' _ 'Blue King' is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with linear, strap-like, grey-green leaves and erect stems bearing deep purple-blue flowers with yellow markings in late spring and early summer.Grow in most soil that is preferably moist but not waterlogged. In drier soils, dig in well-rotted manure before planting and apply as a mulch each spring.

Iris sibirica 'Blue King' (Siberian iris 'Blue King') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.

To aid establishment, water Siberian irises once a week during hot, dry weather. Water when needed for at least one full growing season.
Plants seldom bloom the first year after planting. Siberian irises should be blooming well by the third or fourth year. They will eventually form large, well-established clumps.

    Hemerocallis

Daylily is the common name for plants of the genus Hemerocallis /ˌhɛmɨrˈkælɪs/.[1]Daylily cultivar flowers are highly diverse in colour and form, as a result of hybridization efforts of gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists. Thousands of registered cultivars are appreciated and studied by local and international Hemerocallis societies.[2] Hemerocallisis now placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, and formerly was part of Liliaceae (which includes true lilies).

 Mulching plants with shredded leaves or other light organic matter goes a long way toward ensuring moisture retention.




I am really looking forward to seeing how these plants turn out. So later in the season I will post some pictuers to show you how they did.

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