Plant now for indoor flowering and enjoy delicate blooms and a gentle scent during chilly JanuaryI have been preparing for the long nights ahead, resisting White Lotus and the latest seasons of Sex Education; instead, I have demijohns of marrow rum gently bubbling away, and I have bought some Iris reticulata “Harmony” bulbs. I will plant them in shallow bowls to bring indoors to flower during January, when the sight of such delicate beauty will sustain me after the box sets are finished and the rum is drunk dry.I would have bought more than just these – I would have filled the house with forced hyacinths and paperwhites narcissus, but I have yet to find a source of organically grown versions. So it’s all on the shoulders of the humble I. reticulata “Harmony” to keep me buoyed up over the darkest months. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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