Ixia, Ixia, Wherefore Art Though Ixia
Ixia, are a stunning flower, I'd never really noticed how stunning until I saw my sisters garden, where, right now, Ixia are flowering in all sorts of beautiful colours. Native to South Afirca, the plants themselves aren't much to look at, with blade-like green-grey foliage, that amongst other greenery gets a little lost, but once they start flowering! My gosh! Stand back for a show! Ranging from white, yellow, red, orange, vibrant pink, purple and many combinations in between, they create quite an eye-catching feature. Corms should be planted about 5cm deep and 5 to 10cm apart, they're also better off being planted in clumps for the best show throughout spring and early summer. They prefer a nice, well-draining soil with well composted organic matter and/or manure. If you don't have good drainage, trying adding a bit of sand when planting or, gypsum if you have clay. Just remember they really don't enjoy being...
