Zigeunerblume 'Mischung' - 50 Stück - LumiBlumi

Sparaxis mix - 50 pieces

CHF 19.60
CHF 19.60
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Zigeunerblume 'Mischung' - 50 Stück - LumiBlumi
  • Zigeunerblume 'Mischung' - 50 Stück - LumiBlumi
  • Zigeunerblume 'Mischung' - 50 Stück - LumiBlumi
Sparaxis mix - 50 pieces

Sparaxis mix - 50 pieces

Sparaxis 'Mix'

CHF 19.60
CHF 19.60
  • Colourful mix of orange, red, violet, white, yellow
  • Star flowers often with dark markings and a yellow centre
  • Flowers in June and July
  • About 25–35 cm tall
  • 50 bulbs for colourful groups

The harlequin flower is a cheerful summer bulb from South Africa. This mix brings star-shaped flowers in orange, red, violet, white and yellow, often with dark markings and a yellow centre. Fifty bulbs make colourful groups for sunny beds, pots and window boxes.

About this variety

Sparaxis tricolor and its hybrids carry flat, star-shaped flowers with six petals. In the centre there is often a bright yellow eye framed by a dark ring. This makes the flowers look like little harlequins in colourful costumes. The narrow, sword-shaped leaves stay in the background. Each bulb produces several stems, each with several flowers. No two plantings look alike, which makes the mix so lively.

At about 25–35 cm tall, they suit the front of sunny beds, edges, rock gardens and pots. Fifty bulbs are enough for several colourful groups. Good partners are Ixia, grasses, lavender and low summer flowers. In a window box they make a cheerful mix of colours. The flowers open wide in the sun and close in the evening.

In the vase the stems last a few days and look pretty in small posies. Scent and pollinators are of secondary importance. What matters is sun and free-draining soil. Overwintered dry and frost-free, the bulbs can be used for many years. In a bowl on the garden table they are a cheerful eye-catcher.

Planting

Plant the bulbs in pots indoors from March, or directly outside after the Ice Saints (mid-May). They go about 5–8 cm deep, 8–10 cm apart. Choose a sunny spot with loose, sandy soil. They look best planted in groups.

Care

Water moderately, as the bulbs do not tolerate waterlogging. After flowering, let the foliage die back and keep the soil drier. In autumn, before the frost, lift them and store the bulbs dry and frost-free. In pots they can overwinter dry in the compost.

Specifications

  • Botanical name: Sparaxis 'Mix'
  • Genus: Cosmos
  • Class: Various
  • Supplied as: Flower bulbs
  • Flower colour: Multicoloured
  • Flowering time: June, July
  • Flowering season: Early summer, High summer
  • Height: 30 cm
  • Position: Sun, Partial shade
  • Suitable for: Bed, Bed edge and border, Pot and container, Rock garden
  • Soil type: Loamy, Sandy
  • Drainage: Well-drained
  • Soil moisture: Moist
  • Soil pH: Neutral
  • Soil note: Suitable for many Swiss garden soils. A loose structure and good drainage matter more than a particular soil type.
  • Planting time: April, May
  • Planting depth: 5–8 cm
  • Spacing: 8–10 cm
  • Number per m²: 100
  • Hardiness in Switzerland: Not hardy, overwinter frost-free
  • Hardiness by location: Not hardy, overwinter frost-free
  • Overwintering note: Not reliably hardy outdoors in Switzerland. Depending on the plant, lift tubers, bulbs or rhizomes in time or overwinter the container frost-free.
  • For containers: Only partly suitable for containers
  • Container note: Only recommended in a sufficiently large, stable, well-drained container.
  • Cut flower: Partly suitable as a cut flower
  • Naturalising: Not suitable
  • Naturalising note: Persists for several years in a suitable spot, but does not normally spread over larger areas on its own.
  • For bees and butterflies: Not attractive to pollinators

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