A Long-Lasting, Pink and Purple Spring Border for Your Garden

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

Enjoy weeks of soft pinks, rich lilac or deep purples in your garden with this lovely bulb combination. Delicately fragrant, it includes tulips and daffodils that will deploy their charms from early to late spring. Easy to replicate at home and low maintenance!

Garden Information

Hardiness	3 - 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 (Early, Mid, Late)
Maintenance	Low
Water Needs	Average
Soil Type	Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH	Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage	Well-Drained
Characteristics	Cut Flowers, Showy
Landscaping Ideas	Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers

Plants In This Garden

Tulipa 'Early Glory' (Triumph Tulip)

Fragrant with long-lasting, luminous pink blossoms, delicately edged in white, Tulip ‘Early Glory’ is truly an exquisite tulip

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, Fragrant, Showy
Garden Uses	Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers

Tulipa 'New Design' (Triumph Tulip)

Tulip ‘New Design’ is an elegant tulip with soft yellow flowers flushed with pinkish-white and edged in pale fuchsia-red. Inside each flower cup is a surprise: here the color is a soft yellow, flamed with apricot, and the base is an unexpectedly rich buttercup-yellow shown off by dark brown anthers

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 'Thalia' (Triandrus Daffodils)

Very fragrant and vigorous, award-winning Narcissus ‘Thalia’, referred to by many as the Orchid Narcissus, is a terrific Triandrus Daffodil, boasting large, gently nodding, very fragrant, pure white flowers in the mid-spring garden. Up to 3-4 per stem, each delicate bloom features slightly arched petals and a dainty cup-shaped crown.

Hardiness	3 - 9
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons	Spring (Mid)
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 'Christmas Dream' (Single Early Tulip)

Fragrant and radiant pink flowers in the sunshine! Vibrant fuchsia-red petals on the outside and pale rose inside with a large white base

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

Tulipa 'Purple Prince' (Single Early Tulip)

With long-lasting blooms in the early-mid spring garden, Tulip ‘Purple Prince’ is a truly amazing sight with rich purple petals, delicately lilac flamed on the outside, and deeper purple inside with a golden yellow base

Hardiness	3 - 8
Plant type	Bulbs
Exposure	Full Sun
Seasons	Spring (Early, Mid)
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 'Purple Rain' (Triumph Tulip)

Tulip ‘Purple Rain’ is a very attractive sight in the garden with its rich, dark purple flowers and its sword-like upright foliage.

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, 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.