{"id":4664,"date":"2014-07-21T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T12:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2014-07-14T05:16:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T12:16:43","slug":"two-top-ten-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/two-top-ten-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Flowers – Two Different Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gardeners World ran a series looking for Britains favourite top ten flowers. The BBC didn’t name specific varieties or offer much insight so I have added some Gardeners Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Lilies<\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0 Soak in water water for an hour lay sideways on a bed of grit and shade the root run.<\/li>\n
  2. Roses<\/strong> – Encourage growth from the ground by planting deeper than they originally grew. Scented varieties Margaret Merrill and Rosa Westerland are worth looking out for<\/li>\n
  3. Daffodils<\/strong> – Feed with tomato fertilizer as they finish flowering and leave leaves for 6 weeks. Miniature DAffs are now very trendy but if you have the space go for King Alfred.<\/li>\n
  4. Fucshias <\/strong>– Pinch out the tip when they have 4-6 pairs of leaves. I grow Lady and Tom Thumb as well as Winston Churchill<\/li>\n
  5. Delphiniums<\/strong> – Treat for slugs in Autumn so they don’t feed on the roots all winter. The white varieties are not as strong as the trditional<\/li>\n
  6. Clematis<\/strong> – Plant 6 inches deeper tha the top of the rootball and keep roots cool.<\/li>\n
  7. Sweet Peas<\/strong> – Train the strongest side shoot not the main stem for show blooms.<\/li>\n
  8. Primulas<\/strong> – Mark plants in flower if you want to split them in June.<\/li>\n
  9. Poppies<\/strong> – Cut oriental poppy foliage right back after flowering and stake early.<\/li>\n
  10. Irises<\/strong> – Plant in groups of 3-5 to make quicker clumps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bulb historian Anna Pavord has also chosen her favourite top ten flowers and surprise, surprise they are all bulbs or corm based flowers. I have put them into alphabetical order<\/p>\n

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    1. Arisaema candidissimum<\/strong> With hoods and spathes like wild Arums<\/li>\n
    2. Criniumx powellii<\/strong> with strappy foliage<\/li>\n
    3. Crocus sieberi sublimis Tricolour <\/strong>– strong, showy and an intense colour<\/li>\n
    4. Cyclamen hederifolium<\/strong> buy in flower to choose your leaf pattern and flower colour<\/li>\n
    5. Fritilliara meleagris<\/strong> The snakeshead for damp meadow areas<\/li>\n
    6. Hippeastrum papilo<\/strong> a creamy-green and maroon Amyrillis<\/li>\n
    7. Iris latifolia <\/strong>called the English Iris<\/li>\n
    8. Lilium x dalhansonii Mrs R O Backhouse<\/strong> quite a long name for a spotted lily of apricot-orange<\/li>\n
    9. Narsissus White Lady<\/strong> like an old wild variety<\/li>\n
    10. Tulip orphanidea Whittallii group<\/strong> with caramel pointed petals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For more see Anna Pavord’s book ‘Bulbs’<\/a>
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      Gardeners World ran a series looking for Britains favourite top ten flowers. The BBC didn’t name specific varieties or offer much insight so I have added some Gardeners Tips Lilies -\u00c2\u00a0 Soak in water water for an hour lay sideways on a bed of grit and shade the root run. Roses – Encourage growth from the ground by planting deeper than they originally grew. Scented varieties Margaret Merrill and Rosa Westerland are worth looking out for Daffodils – Feed with…<\/p>\n

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