IXIA
Ixias are otherwise known as corn lilies, they grow in clumps with slender stems and starry flowers. Their colours are beautiful duck egg blue or salmon. All they require is good drainage, plenty of sun and they will multiply quite readily.
Watering - Not water hungry. More important prior to flowering.
Fertilising - Prefers addition of slow release granules to soil prior to planting or fertilise top dressing 6 weeks after shoots appear.
Lifting and storage -Digging only necessary when clumps become too thick. Dig up after foliage yellows.
Pests - Spray for insects and bait snails when buds appear.
Tips - Grow in warm position with plenty of sunlight.
