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A Spectacular and Long-Lasting Spring Border Idea

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

Spring Combination Ideas, Bulb Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Daffodil Passionale, Tulip Shirley, Tulip Fire Queen, Tulip Queen of Night, Tulip Light and Dreamy, Narcissus 'Passionale', Tulipa Shirley, Tulipa Fire Quee

Celebrate the return of spring with this long-lasting bright and festive combination of flowering bulbs! Only four tulips and one daffodil variety are required to re-create this spectacular planting. They will all gradually enchant your beds or borders from mid-spring to late spring, adding delightful splashes of color to the landscape. Enjoy!

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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 (Mid, Late)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Patio And Containers, Beds And Borders

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Tulipa 'Light And Dreamy', Tulip 'Light And Dreamy', Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Light And Dreamy', Darwin Hybrid Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Pink Tulip

Tulipa 'Light And Dreamy' (Darwin Hybrid Tulip)

Tulip ‘Light And Dreamy’ is a fabulous Tulip to die for! Look at its large, luminous sugar pink flowers, delicately lavender feathered in their center

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
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Tulipa Shirley, Tulip 'Shirley', Triumph Tulip 'Shirley', Triumph Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, White tulip, Purple Tulip

Tulipa 'Shirley' (Triumph Tulip)

Tulip ‘Shirley’ is a beautiful color-changing tulip featuring ivory white petals, tenderly edged in purple as it opens, slowly turning almost entirely into light lilac lace.

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
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Tulipa 'Fire Queen', Tulip 'Fire Queen', Single Early Tulip 'Fire Queen', Single Early Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Orange Tulips, Tulipes Simples Hatives, Mid spring tulips

Tulipa 'Fire Queen' (Single Early Tulip)

Will ignite your borders! Prized by gardeners for the color splash it brings in the early-mid spring garden, Tulip ‘Fire Queen’ does catch the attention with its large and long-lasting, orange blossoms, red flamed in their center

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
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Narcissus Passionale, Daffodil 'Passionale', Large-Cupped Daffodil 'Passionale', Large-Cupped Daffodils, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Narcisse Passionale, Large-cupped Daffodil, Narcisse grande couronne, early spring daffodil, mid spring daffodil AGM Award

Narcissus 'Passionale' (Large-Cupped Daffodil)

Sweetly scented, multiple award-winning Narcissus ‘Passionale’ produces exquisite, large flowers, 4 in. across (10 cm), with ivory-white, slightly overlapping petals surrounding a soft pink cup adorned with a ruffled edge. Blooming in mid-spring, this Large-Cupped Daffodil is worthy of space in the garden. Excellent as cut flowers too.

Hardiness 3 - 8
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 Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs
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Queen of Night Tulip, Tulipa Queen of Night, Tulip 'Queen Of Night', Single Late Tulip 'Queen Of Night', Single Late Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Tulipe Queen of Night, AGM Tulips, Black tulips, bulb combination AGM Award

Tulipa 'Queen Of Night' (Single Late Tulip)

Extremely popular and considered one of the top ten prettiest deep purple cultivars, award-winning Tulip ‘Queen of Night’, to this day, is still considered the blackest tulip ever bred.

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, Patio And Containers
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Single Early Tulips
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Single Late Tulips
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Triumph Tulips
Triumph Tulips, Barcelona, Negrita, Passionale, bulbs Design, Spring Bulbs, Summer Bulbs, Fall Fulbs, Landscaping Design, Garden Ideas
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Large-Cupped Daffodils (Narcissus)
Large-Cupped Daffodils, Large-Cupped narcissus, spring bulbs, Spring Flowers, Large Cupped Daffodils, Large Cupped narcissus, Daffodil Carlton, Daffodil Ice Follies, Daffodil Salome, Daffodil Fortissimo, Daffodil Accent
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Darwin Hybrid Tulips
Darwin hybrid tulips, Darwin Hybrid Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Bulbs Design, Tulip Ad Rem, Tulip Apeldoorn,Tulip Ollioules,Tulip Parade,Tulip Pink Impression
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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.

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 (Mid, Late)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Patio And Containers, Beds And Borders
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