A Festive Border Idea for your Mid-Late Spring Garden

Spring Combination Ideas, Bulb Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders

6 amazing flowering bulbs are starring in this exquisite spring combination, 3 of them being celebrated award-winners! They will all gradually enchant your beds or borders from mid-spring to late spring, adding delightful splashes of color and fragrance to the landscape. Often done to provide deeper and richer texture, the main color of this arrangement, purple, has been supplemented by as many tints and shades of it as possible, with hues running towards both apricot-pink and purple-blue. Irresistible!

Garden Information

Hardiness	4 - 8
Heat Zones	1 - 8
Climate Zones	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Exposure	Full Sun
Season of Interest	Spring (Mid, Late)
Maintenance	Low
Water Needs	Average
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH	Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas	Beds And Borders

Plants In This Garden

Tulipa 'Blue Heron' (Fringed Tulip)

Award-winning Tulip ‘Blue Heron’ is truly a special tulip: when it opens up, its violet-purple petals, delicately edged with a crystalline fringe, delightfully contrast with the paler inner tepals

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	4" (10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Tulipa 'Negrita' (Triumph Tulip)

Extremely popular and considered one of the top ten prettiest lilac cultivars, Tulip ‘Negrita’ presents an impressive and attractive sight with its large deep purple petals presenting red-purple streaks.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	4" (10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Narcissus 'Geranium' (Tazetta Daffodil)

Delightfully fragrant, multiple award-winner Narcissus ‘Geranium’ bears clusters of 3-6 flowers per stem, adorned with creamy-white petals and deep orange-red cups in mid to late spring. Many bulbs will produce multiple stems, forming lovely bouquets. Because of its strong stem and sweet scent, this heirloom Tazetta Daffodil makes excellent cut flowers. Ideal for warmer climates.

Hardiness	5 - 9
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid, Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance	Rabbit, Deer, Drought
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs

Tulipa 'Lilac Perfection' (Double Late Tulip)

Enormous double lilac flowers! Tulip ‘Lilac Perfection’ bears a densely-packed bowl of large lilac-purple petals and looks almost like a rose with its double set of petals.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	4" (10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Tulipa 'Menton' (Single Late Tulip)

Award-winning Tulip ‘Menton’ is amazingly beautiful with its elegant, egg-shaped blossoms looking rose pink in part shade and turning soft apricot in full sun.

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late)
Height	2' - 3' (60cm - 90cm)
Spread	4" (10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Tulipa 'Blue Diamond' (Double Late Tulip)

Like an elegant blue diamond in a sea of glass, like one tulip in a thousand roses. R. Marzuki

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Late)
Height	1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread	4" (10cm)
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph	Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.