Over-winter Dahlia Tubers
The dahlia flower. How to overwinter a dahlia tuber, ready to grow again next year. Lots of pictures and details. After a summer full of dahlia flowers, the first frost of the season will cause some of the leaves on the plant to blacken. This is ... [... more]
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Dahlia 'Gina Lombaert'
This is an unusual dahlia with petals opening yellow fading to pink, giving it a two-tone appearance. It looks fabulous in the late summer border and in cut-flower displays. Lift the tubers after the first frosts and bring indoors to overwinter ... [... more]
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Dahlia 'Peter'
Find out how to grow Dahlia 'Peter' 'Peter' is a bold dahlia with ball flowerheads of bright cerise. Growing to only 75cm (2ft) tall, it is perfect for the front of the border or growing in containers on the patio. Lift the tubers when the frosts ... [... more]
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Anemone coronaria Saint Bridgid Group
St Brigid Group are close cousins of the richly coloured single De Caen anemones, but are double-flowered cultivars. Gardeners can achieve a similar long season of colour by planting the claw-shaped tubers at various seasons - in April for June ... [... more]
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Solanum tuberosum 'Foremost'
Find out how to grow Solanum tuberosum 'Foremost' Cultivar: 'Foremost' 'Foremost' is one of Pippa Greenwood's favourite first early potatoes. It is an excellent variety whose tubers have firm white flesh with a very good flavour. It is great as a ... [... more]
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Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Peer'
Find out how to grow Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Peer' Cultivar: 'Maris Peer' 'Maris Peer' is one of Pippa Greenwood's favourite second early potatoes. It produces small, good-flavoured tubers that don't disintegrate or discolour during cooking. It ... [... more]
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Cyclamen coum
Cyclamen coum produces its dainty blooms from late winter to early spring. The leaves, which have silver patterning over dark green, and the flowers appear at the same time from tubers underground. Unless you buy a named variety, the flower ... [... more]
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Solanum tuberosum 'Pentland Dell'
Find out how to grow Solanum tuberosum 'Pentland Dell' Cultivar: 'Pentland Dell' 'Pentland Dell' produces long, oval, white-skinned tubers that store well. It is particularly good for making chips and shows resistance to slugs, powdery scab and ... [... more]
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Dahlia cuttings
In late-winter, put a shallow layer of damp multi-purpose compost in the bottom of a tray and place your dry dahlia tubers on top. Cover with compost, leaving just the stem showing. Put in a light place and within weeks, new shoots will ... [... more]
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Roscoea cautleyoides
Found growing wild in Sichuan and Yunnan in China, this tuberous perennial's eye-catching flowers appear in mid-summer. They vary in colour from yellow to purple. Plant tubers 15cm (6in) deep in winter or early spring. Grow in moist but ... [... more]
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Ipomoea batatas
Sweet potato is an easily grown plant, requiring full sun and well drained soil. It is not frost hardy, needing warm temperatures for growth. A scrambling or climbing plant, when the stems lay along the soil they will root and form tubers. Find ... [... more]
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Dahlia 'Rip City'
This is a lovely semi-cactus type dahlia with deep purple flowers. Lift the tubers after the first frosts and bring indoors to overwinter in a frost-free place. Find out how to grow Dahlia 'Rip City' Cultivar: 'Rip City' Time to take cuttings: ... [... more]
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