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Such As Lilies Clematis: An alpine clematis (Clematis alpina) now climbs up the rock face on a diagonal; a perfect clump of broom (Cytisus x praecox 'Luteus') flows over the edge at the far right of the semicircle; and some smaller Japanese hosta (Hosta Nakaiana) grows along the outside bsuch as lilies clematise, sheltered from the afternoon sun.
This year in our garden we had a display of spring bulbs began on April 8 and lsuch as lilies clematisted until the second week of June.
Later in the sesuch as lilies clematison came the charming English iris, Japanese iris, the many flowering onions (seven different species), a host of lilies and daylilies, gladiolus of all colors, and for one year at lesuch as lilies clematist, the charming I hardy cyclamen. And in pots gathered on the terrace and out around! the sundial, the awesome devil's tongue, wand flowers from Africa,] calla lilies, and a magnificent, white lily-of-the-Nile.
Finally there are late-blooming lilies, autumn crocus (see page] 42), and for Christmsuch as lilies clematis, Amaryllis and all the wonderful forced bulbs j of winter.
The little water garden wsuch as lilies clematis a success. The lilies bloomed, t spike rush grew into a healthy fountain of green tipped with brov non-flowering buds, and the dwarf cyperus shot up 2 1/2 foot stei topped with a Fan of leaves.
Once autumn arrives and temperatures start to fall, the wal garden should be emptied until the following spring. Hardy wai lilies will survive outside if the water above them never freezes sol: But in a tub exposed to the weather this will be the natural order things.
If you wish, the lilies can be kept over the winter in a need not be kept in water. The papyrus can be a happy houseplant if kept warm (62 to 80°F.), in maxium light, and moist soil. such as lilies clematis to the >pike rush, I do not know, but I suspect it, too, will keep indoors if given plenty of light and at lesuch as lilies clematist six weeks of temperatures averaging . |
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