Posted by Sue Holt on May 4, 2010, 4:24 am
Does anyone have an idea for a planting partner for my snakeshead
fritillaries?
I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and
they
have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there
all alone like
wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything
taller, and it would have to
be something that would flower at the same
time. Most of the pond plants seem to
come out a little later -
otherwise small irises might have been perfect.
Any suggestions welcome!
Sue
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Sue Holt
Posted by beecrofter on May 4, 2010, 8:18 am
wrote:
> Does anyone have an idea for a planting partner for my snakeshead
> fritillaries?
> I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and
> they have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there
> all alone like wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything
> taller, and it would have to be something that would flower at the same
> time. Most of the pond plants seem to come out a little later -
> otherwise small irises might have been perfect.
> Any suggestions welcome!
> Sue
> --
> Sue Holt
Mimulus, Brass Buttons, Pennyroyal.
Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley on May 4, 2010, 8:42 am
>Does anyone have an idea for a planting partner for my snakeshead
>fritillaries?
>I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and
>they have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there
>all alone like wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything
>taller, and it would have to be something that would flower at the same
>time. Most of the pond plants seem to come out a little later -
>otherwise small irises might have been perfect.
I came across a small iris in flower on Sunday - Iris tenuifolia. Since
it's not long since I saw Fritillaria meleagris in flower perhaps they
would do. (OTOH, the Iris tenuifolia was growing in a raised bed, so
perhaps the edge of a pond is not the ideal place for them.)
>Any suggestions welcome!
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Stewart Robert Hinsley
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> fritillaries?
> I planted them in the damp ground at the edge of a pond last autumn and
> they have done well - but they look so self conscious, standing there
> all alone like wallflowers on a dance floor. I don't want anything
> taller, and it would have to be something that would flower at the same
> time. Most of the pond plants seem to come out a little later -
> otherwise small irises might have been perfect.
> Any suggestions welcome!
> Sue
> --
> Sue Holt