Spring Bulb Bits and Pieces
Varieties for Cut Flowers
Alliums
Crocus (larger)
Daffodils
Fritillaria
Galanthus, Snow Drops
Hyacinths
Muscari, Grape Hyacinths
Squill and Scilla
Tulips
Bulbs with Fragrance
Hyacinths
Iris reticulata
Muscari, Grape Hyacinths
Daffodils
Tulips
Earliest Blooming Bulbs
Anemone blanda
Chionodoxa, Glory of Snow
Crocus, species
Galanthus, Snowdrops
Miniature Daffodils
Tulips, species
Latest Blooming Bulbs
Alliums, neopolitanum and moly
Alliums, giant
Leucojum (giant snowflake)
Wood Hyacinths
Scilla campanulata
Dutch Iris
Lycoris, Hardy Amaryllis
Lily Flowering Tulips
Camassia
Bulbs That Are Poisonous
Colchicum, Fall Crocus
Amaryllis
Anemone
Hyacinths
Iris
Narcissus
Ornithogalum, Star of Bethlehem
Bulbs with Edible Flowers
Alliums
Tulips
Spring Blooming Crocus
Bulbs for Naturalizing
Alliums, smaller varieties
Chionodoxa, Glory of Snow
Crocus, species
Galanthus, Snow Drops
Scilla and Squill
Wood Hyacinths
Iris reticulata
Fritillaria meleagris
Leucojum, Snowflakes
Muscari, Grape Hyacinths
Puschkinia, Lebanon Squill
Ornithogalum, Star of Bethlehem
Hybrid Narcissus such as Thalia, Fortune, Barrett Browning, Flower Record, Ice Follies,
Mount Hood, Salome
Species Narcissus such as cyclamineus, jonquilla, poeticus, tazetta, triandrus
Ground covers that work well with Bulb Plantings
Ajuga
Dicentra eximia
Epimedium
Galium odoratum
Hosta
Nepeta
Pachysandra
Phlox divaricata
Phlox sublata
Sedum, Stonecrop
Thyme
Tiarella
Veronica, creeping
Vinca minor
The Significance of Bulbs
And old Victorian custom was to assign a meaning to a specific flower, so that a message was conveyed with the gift.
Daffodils ... Regard
Hyacinths ... Sorrow
Iris ... Message
Narcissus ... Self Importance
Snowdrops ... Hope
Tulips ... Fame
Red Tulips ... Love
Yellow Tulips ... Hopeless Love
Amaryllis ... Pride
Bulbs for Shade
Generally, the early bulbs do best in light shade, because they come up and bloom before the trees leaf out.
Light shade is defined as any area that receives half day sun.
Anemone
Camassia
Chionodoxa, Glory of Snow
Colchicum, fall crocus
Crocus
Dodecatheon, Shooting Star
Wood Hyacinths
Eranthis, Winter Aconite
Galanthus, Snow Drops
Leucojum, Snowflake
Muscari, Grape Hyacinths
Early Narcissus
Puschkinia, Lebanon Squill
Various Scilla
Very Early Tulips
Recommended Products
Bachman's Quality Bulbs
Bulb Food and Garden Fertilizer
Quality Garden Tools
Clean Baled Straw and Hay
Bulb Augers
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