Agapanthus
Vibrant, colourful flowers with shiny green leaves, Agapanthus can really brighten up your garden.
Fritillarias (Fritillaria spp.) are great bulbs for those colder climates to really add a boost of colour and texture to the spring garden. When in flower they produce delicate drooping bell shaped flowers in yellows, oranges and bronze. Great for planting en-masse in garden beds, pots, under trees or in rockeries.
How to grow fritillarias in a garden
- Choose a spot in the garden that receives full sun to part shade and has well drained soil.
- Enrich the soil with some compost and Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser well before planting.
- Place the bulb directly where the plant is to grow at a depth of 10cm and 30cm apart.
- Cover with soil.
- Keep the soil slightly moist ensuring not to overwater.
- Towards the end of winter, when the shoots begin to emerge feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses and Flowers Liquid Plant Food.
How to grow fritillarias in a pot
- Choose a well drained spot in the garden that receives full sun to part shade.
- Fill the pot with Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.
- Place the bulb directly into the pot at a depth of 10cm.
- Cover with soil.
- Keep the soil lightly moist ensuring not to overwater.
- Towards the end of winter, when the shoots begin to emerge feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses and Flowers Liquid Plant Food.
Growing tips
- Avoid overwatering as Fritillaria don’t like having wet feet and respond better to well drained slightly moist soils to lightly dry soils.
- Due to their low growth habit, they are perfect to place under trees or in rockeries.
Ageratum
Ageratum flowers are tough plants that can even handle a bit of shade. They are the truest blue annuals you can find for your garden.
Ajuga
Looking for options for groundcover, try growing ajuga. Ajuga has a wide variety of foliage colors usually in the rich deep burgundy realm.
Allamanda
How to grow yellow Allamanda! A tropical evergreen shrub features large golden-yellow flowers. Please note in QLD it's an invasive plant.
Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser
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Yates Thrive Natural Roses & Flowers Concentrate
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