Planting summer flowering bulbs now?

[margaritasbythesea]

Our local garden centre has just opened and were selling off summer bulbs for 20p a packet. I bought lots of peonies, fresias, agapanthus , polianthus and gladiolus (little ones).

I am going to put the peonies into pots and just hang on to them, and I think I will chance the agapanthus straight into the garden but I am wondering if I should just keep the rest for Spring next year.

Is that a good plan? I am not an experienced flower grower and have done a bit of googling but need guidance.

I would get them all in now. If they don't flower this year, they will hopefully put on a lovely display next year! In my experience bulbs don't always survive being stored for long periods, so best to get them all in the ground/pots asap.

Ok. thanks for that. I'll put them in tomorrow.

Put the peonies into their forever spot. They are winterproof and if they were small they may need a year or two before they properly flower. I find peonies do better in the ground where they can establish themselves and save the pots for the ones not winterhardy. Some gladioli are, the wild ones I think.

Polyanthus aren't bulbs. They definitely need to be growing, either in a pot or in the ground.

For the rest, it's best to plant them - even if they don't flower they will be building up food reserves ready for good growth/flowers next year. If you just leave them on a shelf somewhere, they're not building up reserves and are using up reserves to survive.

Ok. I shall pkant them all today. I have a lot of gardening to do!

I must have got the polyanthus wrong.