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Best Flower Bulbs for Mediterranean Gardens in Cool Countries

Mediterranean Garden Style, Mediterranean Plants, Mediterranean Garden Design

Mediterranean Garden Styles, Mediterranean Style, Mediterranean Plants, Mediterranean Bulbs, Mediterranean Garden Plants, Mediterranean Garden Design, Mediterranean Landscaping Ideas

Cool courtyards built around fountains celebrating the sight and sound of water, tiled patios with dappled shade from cascading vines, and plants flowering for all twelve months of the year – Mediterranean gardens have such an irresistible appeal. Fortunately, they are not strictly reserved for gardeners from warmer climates. Gardens in more northern climates can capture the charm, romance, and warmth of the Mediterranean style. Thousands of plants from the Mediterranean region thrive in cooler climates, with the added bonus that most are drought-tolerant and low-maintenance. The main prerequisite for a Mediterranean garden is full sun and well-drained soils, whatever its location.

Here is a list of suitable flower bulbs, corms, or rhizomes for your Mediterranean Garden that will pop up in profusion every spring or fall. Most originate from the Mediterranean region and will thrive in more temperate gardens. Plant them in drifts around your Mediterranean shrubs or Mediterranean perennials and enjoy your new landscape. As you will note, most of them have received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Guide Information

Hardiness 3 - 11
Plant Type Bulbs
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden

Flower Bulbs, Corms or Rhizomes for your Mediterranean Garden

Allium cernuum (Lady’s Leek)
Allium flavum (Yellow-Flowered Garlic)
Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium)
Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily)
Crocus chrysanthus ‘Zwanenburg Bronze’ (Snow Crocus)
Cyclamen coum (Persian Violet)
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)
Freesia
Fritillaria meleagris (Checkered Lily)
Galtonia candicans (Summer Hyacinth)
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus (Byzantine Gladiolus)
Iris unguicularis (Algerian Iris)
Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily)
Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth)
Muscari latifolium (Grape Hyacinth)
Nectaroscordum siculum (Sicilian Honey Garlic)
Ornithogalum nutans (Drooping Star of Bethlehem)
Scilla bifolia (Alpine Squill)
Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’ (Botanical Tulip)
Tulipa Clusiana ‘Lady Jane’ (Botanical Tulip)
Tulipa clusiana chrysantha ‘Tubergen’s Gem’ (Botanical Tulip)
Tulipa humilis ‘Alba Coerulea Oculata’ (Botanical Tulip)
Tulipa saxatilis ‘Lilac Wonder’ (Botanical Tulip)
Tulipa sprengeri (Sprenger Tulip)
Tulipa sylvestris (Botanical Tulip)
Anemone blanda (Grecian Windflower)
Anemone coronaria (Poppy Anemone)
Crocus tommasinianus (Early Crocus)
Lilium martagon (Martagon Lily)
Narcissus bulbocodium (Hoop Petticoat Daffodil)
Tazetta Daffodils (Narcissus)

You may want to review these useful guides too

Best Perennials for Mediterranean Gardens in Cool Countries
Best Shrubs for Mediterranean Gardens in Cool Countries
How to get the Mediterranean look
Tips to Create an Italian Garden
Tips to Create a Provence Garden

Garden Examples

A Colorful Summer Border Idea with Easy-to-Grow Plants
A Lovely Contemporary Garden Idea
A Lovely Mediterranean Border with Lavender and Lilies of the Nile
A Lovely Mediterranean Border with Russian Sage and Lilies of the Nile
A Sparkling Summer Border Idea with Easy-to-Grow Perennials
A Charming Mediterranean Flagstone Pathway
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.

Guide Information

Hardiness 3 - 11
Plant Type Bulbs
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden

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