Spring blooming bulbs have a rich history full of tales and trivia and there are many varieties that have withstood the test of time. To be considered an heirloom bulb, a variety must have been grown for at least 50 years and have a history of its own. Many heirloom varieties are better suited to the home garden than the fancy new hybrids and most of them are truly perennial. There are thousands of varieties of tulips, daffodils and other spring bulbs with an amazing array of colors, bloom shapes, heights and seasons of bloom. Of those thousands, there are hundreds that have proven themselves, over and over again.

Heirloom Tulips
General DeWit, 1904
Queen of Bartigons, 1944
Queen of the Night, 1944
Mrs. J.T. Scheepers, 1930
Species Chrysantha, 1607
West Point, 1943
White Triumph, 1942
Red Emperor, 1931
White Emperor, 1943
Yellow Empress, 1944
Species Saxatalis, 1588
Species Tulips

Heirloom Daffodils
Mount Hood, 1937
Carlton, 1927
Cheerfulness, 1923
Yellow Cheerfulness, 1937
Mrs. R.O. Backhouse, 1923
Thalia, 1916
Geranium, 1930
King Alfred, 1899
White Lion, 1939
Flower Record, 1943

Other Heirloom Bulbs
Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty' ,1939
Scilla alba, 1880
Anemone blanda, 1700
Chionodoxa alba, 1885
Eranthus, 1570
Frittilaria rubra and lutea, 1665
Frittilaria meleagris, 1572
Galanthus, 1500
Scilla campanulata, 1849
Hyacinth 'Jan Bos', 1910
Hyacinth 'Lady Derby', 1883
Hyacinth 'Pink Perfection' 1922
Allium giganteum, 1883
Allium moly luteum, 1596
Allium sphaerocephalum, 1594
Allium roseum, 1697
Iris reticulata, 1930

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