#cormousperennial

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 6 April 2023

Crocus flower from late-winter to early spring, providing a much-needed source of nectar and pollen for queen bumblebees emerging from hibernation. This lawn has a blend of Crocus × cultorum 'Pickwick' (purple-striped flowers with orange stamens and stigma), Crocus x cultorum 'Jeanne D'Arc' (white flowers with a purple stain) and Crocus vernus 'Flower Record' (purple flowers).

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Sunday 9 July 2023

Clumps of the cormous perennial Gladiolus nanus cultivar (sword lily) are flowering in this cottage-style community garden in Orkney, Scotland.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Tuesday 1 November 2022

Providing some drama in the autumn meadow or border is the cormous perennial Colchicum 'Waterlily' (meadow saffron). The large double pink flowers appear without the foliage which emerges as large leaves in the spring.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Wednesday 3 May 2023

The foliage of Cyclamen hederifolium is highly decorative and variable. In this woodland garden the cormous perennial produces winter and spring flowers in pink and sometimes white but the foliage then provides the display.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 15 October 2022

The earliest autumn crocus to bloom is Crocus speciosus (autumn crocus, Bieberstein's crocus). This cormous perennial will increase to form large colonies as they become naturalised in a lawn.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Sunday 6 November 2022

The flowers of Colchicum 'Rosy Dawn' (autumn crocus, meadow saffron) appear in the autumn and the large leaves emerge in the spring. The bold rosy-mauve flowers have strong stems that stand up well to the wind and rain. Please be aware that this cormous perennial is toxic if eaten.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Thursday 4 August 2022

The cormous perennial Gladiolus 'White Prosperity' (sword lily) produces these dramatic spikes of crisp white flowers. The plants will add late summer interest to a border and make a great cut flower.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 6 August 2022

In late summer the cormous, herbaceous perennial Crocosmia 'Lucifer' (montbretia) provides some drama in the garden. This is a robust plant with an upright growing habit. It will grow in a range of conditions including shady or dry locations.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Thursday 22 September 2022

I suspect some guerrilla gardening has resulted in these Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron, autumn crocus, fog crocus, meadow crocus, Michaelmas crocus, upstart) flowering by the roadside. This is a cormous herbaceous perennial which flowers in the autumn and the large leaves will appear in the spring.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Thursday 12 May 2022

In this dry garden the Triteleia ixioides 'Starlight' (triplet lily) is flowering between the evergreen orange-bronze leaves of Libertia peregrinans 'Gold Leaf' (wandering Chilean iris). The flowers of this cultivar of the cormous perennial Triteleia are cream with a pale purple stripe down the centre of each petal.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Wednesday 17 August 2022

The clump-forming, cormous perennial Crocosmia 'Ellenbank Skylark’ (montbretia) forms a great line of colour between the hedge and the path. This plant has upright foliage and racemes of large, open, funnel-shaped, orange flowers.

Jill Raggett


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Plant of the Day

Thursday 14 July 2022

I visited a friend’s beautiful garden yesterday which was full of interesting plant associations including Crocosmia 'Firestarter' (montbretia) and a purple-flowered Buddleja (Himalayan butterfly bush, buddleia). This hardy Crocosmia cultivar flowers earlier than most and thrives in full sun and a well drained but moisture retentive soil.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Thursday 3 March 2022

Crocus cultivars and Galanthus woronowii (green snowdrop, Woronow's snowdrop) are flowering in a small meadow. The snowdrop is native to north-east Turkey and the Caucasus and has distinctive glossy, fresh green leaves.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Saturday 12 February 2022

The purple, white and orange flowers of Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis 'Tricolor' (three-coloured Sieber's crocus) add vibrant early colour to this meadow. This cormous perennial has early, fragrant flowers and on warm winter days will attract pollinators.

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Friday 28 January 2022

The winter aconites are flowering including the cultivar Eranthis hyemalis 'Euan Bunclark' (aconite) which is a strong grower and glows in the winter sunshine. These are wonderful associated with Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop).

Jill Raggett

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Plant of the Day

Sunday 24 October 2021

On the bench in the Alpine House it was Crocus goulimyi (fall crocus) time to shine. This cormous perennial flowers in the autumn as the leaves begin to appear. The species is from southern Greece.

Jill Raggett