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Dichelostemma - grown for their umbels or racemels of tubular to bell shaped flowers clustered at the end of long thin stems. Narrow grass-like leaves approx 12” long. Produced in the spring, dies off as the flowers open. Star of Bethlehem - This perennial has white veined, mid green basal leaves, each with a central silver stripe. The leaves wither as the flowers open in early Summer. The flowers being white star shaped. Rapidly spreads, ideal for grasslands and rockeries. Thrives in sun or shade Oxalis are undemanding plants, simply dig in some peat or compost before planting. More commonly known as the Shamrock family. Scilla- Also known as “squills”, Scillas are another very rewarding easy bulb to grow. Ideal in most positions and soils except very dry areas. The brightness of it’s colour and long lasting flowering period certainly makes it a garden favourite. Puschkinia is grown for it's small, densely packed racemes of bell-shaped, pale blue flowers, with darker blue stripes, borne in Spring. Ideal for growing among shrubs and on rock gardens. Chionodoxa bears racemes of star-shaped flowers in early Spring. They have mid green, basal leaves 28cm long. Grow in rock gardens, raised beds or containers. May also be grown under shrubs or trees. They self-seed freely. Ixia are grown for their open, star shaped brightly coloured flowers, which often have conspicuous dark centres and are borne on wiry stems from early Spring to Summer
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