Watsonia Species, Bugle Lily

I have so many of these Watsonias in my garden it's hard to keep track. I have white ones, and pink plus orange. They do spread rapidly...Read More though which can be a problem. Hard to dig up becasue they are so close together and the leaves are so tough. Love the look though. The more shade the less problem with spreading and not so many come up. Beatiful plant though.

I bought about 20 of these bulbs about 4 months ago and potted most of them. They have already become root-bound. I didn't even plant the...Read Morem at the right depth. Where I live, we can get up to -8 in winter (we have already had a -6), and they thrived right through it. I allow the soil to dry between waterings, and some are only planted in 8cm pots!!! They have been potted into poor soil that seems to take forever to drain. I did, however, plant roughly 8 bulbs into the garden into a well draining, humus-rich soil. They are a lot taller and a lot more vigorous than the others. These are kept moist. It is a great plant to try!!! pokerboy.