18 ~ Friday, November 21, 1986 - North Shore News

BEFORE THE season passes us by entirely, 1 thought |
might touch upon some of the more important considera-
tions of the fall bulb planting period, and then look more
closely at some interesting members of this group.

Firstly, it should be understood
that the term fall bulb applies to
those bulbs which are planted in
the fall and flower the following
spring or summer.

Plants to include in this group
would be tulips, daffodiis, crocus,
hyacinths and narcissus as the
most commonly planted, and a

over the
garden gate

wide variety of lesser known but
equally interesting minor bulbs.

If you have not started to plant
your bulbs [ recommend you do so
within the next week, If you have
not purchased them you will have
missed the best selection, but the
garden shops generally have some
stock until the end of November.

When buying your bulbs, make
sure they are still viable and not
too dried out. Look for specials,
the garden shops will begin selling
off their overstocked items at half
price now.

Don’t be afraid to try something
new. This is meant to be an en-
joyable exercise, so pick up the
standard tulips and daffodils and
then experiment with one or two
bags of the minor bulbs you
haven’t tried before. If they work

— great, try them again next year.
If they don’t — wormfood.

Some bulbous plants will readily
naturalize in our climate, while
others peter out rather quickly. In
general, the majority of plants
which form bulbs come from well-
drained sites that receive an abun-
dance of spring rain followed by
dry, dormant summers from May
to September. No wonder they
have a hard time becoming good
on the North Shore.

For the majority of your bulbs,
choose a site which is well drained,
has average soil, and gets six or
more hours of direct sunlight a
day. Planting depth should be
three times the greatest diameter as
should the minimum = spacing.
Maintain a natural look to your
plants by combining odd numbers
in irregular groups.

Even with the best of planting
precautions, some varieties will
decline in the garden if they are
not lifted after the foliage has
yellowed and stored away ina dry,
cool environment (try a nylon
stocking hung from the rafters)
until planting time in the fall.

For a more detailed list of the
varieties available and their
specific planting instructions, drop
by the offices of the North Shore
News and ask for a free copy at
the front desk.

Irises come in a wide variety of
forms. Most of us are familiar
with the tal] bearded (1. Palida) iris
found in many, if not a majority
of North Shore gardens. This is an
example of the rhizomatous group,
or those which grow from fleshy,
horizontal stems running along the
ground.

There are bulbous forms of
irises as well; examples of which
are the dutch irises found as cut
flowers in the florist shops and the
Iris Reticulata group, members of
which lend themselves very well to
the gardens of the North Shore.

Iris Danfordiae produces yellow,
honey-scented flowers about four
inches from the ground in early
February.

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across and four inches from the
ground in January.

iris Reticulata will show violet-
scented blooms six inches above
the ground in late February or ear-
ly March.

Hybrids from these species will
flower in the February to March
period at heights ranging from
four to cight inches. The colors of
these more common hybrids in-

orange markings; ‘Harmony’, sky
blue with yellow; ‘Joyce’, deep
royal blue; and ‘J.S. Dijt', reddish
purple,

Plant these bulbs in clumps of
five or more, (wo to three inches
deep in a light, well-drained soil
that is not overly acidic. If the
drainage is a problem try six inches
of sand/gravel under six to cight
inches of gritty soi] and treat acidic
soils with bone meal and/or a

These plants require a minimum
of six to eight hours of sunlight per
day from February to June. After
flowering, use a balanced liquid
fertilizer about once per month
from April to June.

| hope you will give these unique
little irises a smafl space in your
garden (they are exceptionally
good in rockeries) and good luck
in finding them. If they are sold
out, remember to shop for them

clude ‘Cantab’, pale blue with

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