3 of the best… SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS

Summer bulbs are going at full steam! Why not extend the season by planting autumn-flowering hardy cyclamen, colchicums and nerines now?

Eucomis

Pineapple flowers are white, green or purple-tinted. Easy to grow and frost-hardy if bulbs are planted deeply or in pots. Plant in spring, move out of frost for winter. H: 75cm; sp: 20cm

Tigridia

Stylish, exotic and so easy to grow. Plant in spring, then dig up and store bulbs for winter in cold regions. Drought-tolerant. H: 1m; sp: 15cm

Galtonia candicans

Summer hyacinth produces towers of bell-shaped, white, scented flowers in August. Plant bulbs in spring. Prefers a moist, welldrained soil. Mulch well in winter.

H: 90cm; sp 30cm