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English grown Daff bulbs

(32 Posts)
petra Mon 05-Feb-18 10:49:17

Has anyone got these in their garden.
The reason I ask is: all the Dutch Daffs are ready to bloom but with the English ones there is barely a glimpse. In fact there are just 4 glimpses grin

NfkDumpling Tue 06-Feb-18 16:31:55

We’ve a south facing garden bed in Norfolk sheltered by a thick hedge and it’s sporting aconites, yellow crocus, snowdrops and purple iris reticulata - but no daffs. The little mini ones are shooting and about three inches up but the big ones aren’t sticking their heads up at all yet.

Oh, and a silly mini fuschia covered in mini flowers and leaves which hasn’t yet realised its winter.

winterwhite Tue 06-Feb-18 16:48:08

I prefer February to be just snowdrop time and March to be daffodils time. And however many mauve or purple crocus bulbs I plant to bridge the snowdrops to daffs gap all I ever seem to get is egg-yolk yellow.

Chewbacca Tue 06-Feb-18 17:32:57

I planted some Crocus Anustifolius last autumn and I'm delighted with them. They're a beautiful deep chrome yellow with brown stripes. Think they were about £3.25 for 10 corms.

lemongrove Tue 06-Feb-18 19:29:06

They are lovely Chewy I must look out for those in Autumn.?

lemongrove Tue 06-Feb-18 19:31:02

Would posters put pics on of their Spring flowers as they come up and if poss say what they are? Ta!

Chewbacca Tue 06-Feb-18 20:13:32

That's a good idea lemon smile