Ixia mixed
Ixia is a special summer bulb with beautiful star shaped flowers. The ixia has a lovely scent and it attracts butterflies to your garden. We offer a colourful mixture to perk up your garden, border and pots. This variety prefers a sunny spot and is wonderful in addition to dahlias and ornamental grasses. The ixia is alto suitable as cut flower in a vase, along with dahlias and paeonies. Ixia does not like the frost.
£4.49
Per package: 25
Ixia is a special summer bulb with beautiful star shaped flowers. The ixia has a lovely scent and it attracts butterflies to your garden. We offer a colourful mixture to perk up your garden, border and pots. This variety prefers a sunny spot and is wonderful in addition to dahlias and ornamental grasses. The ixia is alto suitable as cut flower in a vase, along with dahlias and paeonies. Ixia does not like the frost.
- Flowering period
- Planting period
| Attracting bees and butterflies | Yes |
|---|---|
| Bulb type | Ixia |
| Deer and rodent resistant | No |
| Delivered as | Flower bulb or tuber |
| Flower colour | Mixed |
| Flowering and growth height | 16 - 20 inch |
| Flowering period | July |
| Hardiness zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Hardy | Yes |
| Naturalising | No |
| Number per m2 | 40 |
| Per package | 25 |
| Place / Planting position | Partial shade, Sun |
| Plant depth | 2 inch |
| Planting distance | 2 inch |
| Scented | Yes |
| Suitable as cut flower | Yes |
| Suitable for pots and planters | No |
Other information
- First loosen the soil well where the flower bulbs will be planted. Then the soil is easier to work with.
- Dig a hole and make sure it is 2 to 3 times as deep as the height of the bulbs.
- For the distance between the bulbs, make sure it is 2 times the diameter of the flower bulbs.
- Plant the flower bulbs in the hole with the pointed side facing up or with the root base facing down.
- Cover the bulbs with soil and water them well.
