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caroline7758
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Berwick-upon-Tweed
Crocosmia
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February 20, 2015, 16:44:42 »
While digging out phygelius (I hope!) I dug up hundreds of crocosmia bulbs. What is the best way to replant these, and how do i tell which are the newer bulbs? I know they are supposed to be rampant, but mine seem only to have been rampant under the soil!
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kGarden
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Re: Crocosmia
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February 21, 2015, 02:07:32 »
They form a "neckless" of corms. Only the top most corm will grow, but it benefits from some energy store from the rest of the chain (one formed each year), so as well to replace them all, rather than just the current on.
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Digeroo
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Cotswolds - Gravel - Alkaline
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February 21, 2015, 21:53:35 »
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I know they are supposed to be rampant
Really like them but they do not grow here, cannot tell you how many I have planted never to be seen again, presume it depends on the soil.
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Silverleaf
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Chesterfield, clay, acidic
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February 23, 2015, 18:18:15 »
There's a clump in my garden that I basically ignore, that doesn't seem to mind my horrible clay.
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caroline7758
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February 23, 2015, 19:25:05 »
Thanks for the replies. When the weather improves I'll get some of them replanted.
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