Tete a tete and iris reticulata

Copperdog

If I can get hold of of these would it be ok to plant now I know they are pretty must past now. Or Would I be better off waiting until sept/Oct and buying the plain bag of bulbs to plant then? Thankyou 

Obelixx

Wait.  You'll get fresher bulbs which will flower next spring. 

Any unplanted bulbs you find now will be very stressed and, tho they may possibly produce leaves, you won't get flowers and they may not recover well enough to give you anything next year.

Copperdog

Thanks so much for replying @Obelixx. I was thinking more of the small pots you can pick up here and there for a £1 where the flowers are going over or have gone over? 

Silver surfer

In past years we bought pots of Narcissus Tete a tete in Tesco.
In full flower, only a £1.00 or so reduced.
We popped them into really stony, poor ground.
They continued to flower each year and still look strong...even bulking up very nicely.

Liriodendron

Garden centres and supermarkets often sell these off once they've finished flowering.  Dry bulbs might work out cheaper - it's worth doing some research before buying potted bulbs...  If you do buy the Iris, plant it really deeply because then it's more likely to flower next year.  Tete a tete daffs are less fussy. 

Copperdog

Thankyou @Silver surfer that’s really good to know and @Obelixx I will see if I can get some if not will wait until the fresh bulbs are out again. 

madpenguin

Copperdog said:

Thanks so much for replying @Obelixx. I was thinking more of the small pots you can pick up here and there for a £1 where the flowers are going over or have gone over? 

I did this a few years ago and now have a garden full of daffodils!

Copperdog

Thankyou too @Liriodendron and @madpenguin for you help. Have a good gardening day everyone. 

Fairygirl

Yes - the daffs are pretty tough @Copperdog , so worth getting.
The little Irises tend to diminish over time anyway, so I'd wait for those.