Romuleas Bulb Gardening

Romuleas Bulb Gardening

' Many blossoms have been born, And fill the garden, row on row.' Constance Goodwin

We will be considering here the dainty charm of Romuleas, whose foliage is like grass or miniature reeds, whose height is only from 6 to 9 inches.

Still, in gardens there are places for fair flowers of all dimensions, shapes, and colours.

There are yellow and white Romuleas, but, alas ! It is doubtful if any but the lavender and the rose can now be obtained. These are lovely little things, however, for edges of sunny, sandy, well-drained borders, beds, or nooks in rockeries. Romulea speciosa is almost magenta, and Romulea Clusii has brilliant orange in the centre of its lilac-blue flowers. Plant bulbs in September, 3 inches deep at least, and 2 inches apart. Protect them by a layer of dry coco-nut-fibre, and "give them a mulch of old manure instead the following March.

Or grow in pots, seven bulbs in each six-inch one, in October, plunge in fibre in a cool frame or greenhouse until growth is visible, when bring to the light, but not at once into sunshine, and begin to water very cautiously.

Withhold water, and dry off the plants after they have bloomed, but do not disturb the roots. Just start into growth again next January, by moistening the compost, and plunging the pots as before.

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