Ualda's Garden
Bellis Perennis"Tasso Mixed" (English Daisy)
Genus: Bellis.
Species: Bellis perennis.
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I bought the seed from:
www.thompson-morgan.com
Hardy Biennial
Flowers in : Summer
Germination : Easy
Aftercare : Easy
Ideal for : Bedding, Patios, Tubs
Height : 8 inches
Description
The best pomponette bellis ever introduced! Flowers are slightly larger than normal pom - pom types, on compact, short, strong flower stems, that bud up uniformly. The bright colours of rose, deep rose, red and white, will all give excellent garden performance, in containers or borders.
Height: 15-20cm (6-8in)
Sowing Instructions
Sowing Time: June to September. Sow in pots or trays of moist seed compost and cover with a very fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Keep at a temperature of between 15-20C (59-68F). After sowing, do not exclude light as this helps germination. Keep the surface of the compost moist but not waterlogged; germination will usually take 7-21 days.
Growing Instructions
When large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into 7.5cm (3in) pots or trays. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after in October for winter flowering, 15cm (6in) apart. For best results, provide a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade
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INFO from: www.gardening-tips-perennials.com
Bellis perennials (Bellis perennis) are one of spring's delightful perennial flowers for the garden. They pop up almost all over the perennial garden (buy them once and watch them self-sow) if you have decent garden soil. They do not grow well in clay soils so do save your money if you have mostly clay.
Flowering only 4 to 6 inches tall in full sun or light shade, this is the essential early spring blooming plant.
Note that it is a biennial. It grows in its first year and then flowers in its second. Once flowered, the mother plant sets copious amounts of seed and then dies. It is the seed that will continue developing in your garden so do not weed out the tiny seedlings.
Cheaply purchased at garden centers, the plants come in a wide range of colours on the red-white side of the colour wheel, ranging from reds and pinks through to whites with a few salmons thrown in for good measure.
The trick to keeping Bellis perennials blooming for a very long time (well into the summer) is to regularly remove the fading flowers. When the plant stops producing large amounts of new flowers, allow the remaining ones to set seed for next year’s plant production.
Bellis perennials are wonderful cheerful plants for spring bedding, particularly in milder garden regions. In the very cold of zone 4 and down, they do not particularly survive well. In those regions, you can treat them as an annual flower and keep well deadheaded.
Note that Bellis perennials do grow well in containers as well as the general garden.
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used to underplant tulips
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INFO from: davesgarden.com
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Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bellis
Species: perennis
20 plants found
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1 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort
Bellis perennis
2 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Bellisima Rose'
Bellis perennis
3 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Deep Rose' Bellis perennis
4 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Habanera Mix' Bellis perennis
5 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Habanera White with Red Tips' Bellis perennis
6 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Monstrosa Mixed' Bellis perennis
7 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar Pink' Bellis perennis
8 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar Red'
Bellis perennis
9 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar Strawberries and Cream' Bellis perennis
10 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Polar White' Bellis perennis
11 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Pomponette Mix' Bellis perennis
12 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Pomponette Pink' Bellis perennis
13 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Pomponette Red' Bellis perennis
14 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Pomponette White' Bellis perennis
15 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Robella'
Bellis perennis
16 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Super Enorma' Bellis perennis
17 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Super Enorma Mix' Bellis perennis
18 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Tasso Red' Bellis perennis
19 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Tasso Strawberries and Cream' Bellis perennis
20 English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Tasso White'Bellis perennis
(I think I got most of them)
