Award-winning Allium 'Mount Everest' is a splendid beauty with 6-inch wide (15 cm) umbels of pure-white flowers atop sturdy, upright stems. The foliage of basal, semi-erect strap-shaped grayish-green leaves is also quite ornamental. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this spectacular bulbous perennial enjoys long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer.

Award-winner Allium cristophii (Star of Persia) is an elegant ornamental onion with star-shaped silvery purple flowers forming a large globe-shaped cluster, 8 in. wide (20 cm), atop narrow and hairy leaves. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this spectacular bulbous perennial enjoys long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer. This beauty naturalizes easily and will come back year after year. Excellent as cut flowers for both fresh and dried bouquets.

Fragrant, multiple award-winner Narcissus 'Actaea' (Poet's Daffodil) displays elegant, pure white flowers, up to 3 in. wide (8 cm), adorned with six wide petals and tiny, red-rimmed, golden-yellow cups. Blooming in mid to late spring, one flower per stem, the blossoms rise atop a clump of narrow, strap-shaped leaves. Great in the sunny border, this daffodil performs better in wet, poorly drained areas than most daffodils. Because of its sweet scent, it makes excellent cut flowers.

The Darwin Hybrid group includes a series of tulips that excel due to their flower size and sturdy, long stems that withstand wind and rain. Their large, egg-shaped single blooms are available in a wide range of colors. Due to these qualities, these tulips have really made a name for themselves as cut flowers, and are cultivated extensively for this purpose. Among the best for naturalizing, they provide blooms up to 5 years! Bloom in mid-late spring.

Greigii tulips produce single bowl-shaped flowers in early-mid spring. The principal colors are red, yellow, and white. Combined with their stunning spotted and striped leaves, these flower colors create an unforgettable visual impact. The flowers are large in proportion to the plant's total height, up to 4 in. wide (10 cm), and they open wide in the full sun. These qualities make Greigii tulips unsurpassed for use in borders, rock gardens, and pots.

Small-Cupped Daffodils (Narcissus) produce medium-sized flowers, one bloom per stem, characterized by a small cup or corona: not more than one-third the length of the petals. Mid-season bloomers, this group includes many attractive, bi-colored cultivars, adorned with perfectly formed, white, and pale petals, and usually strongly colored cups.

Trumpet Daffodils (Narcissus) are quite traditional-looking with their large flowers, one bloom per stem, and their long trumpets (just as long or longer than the length of the perianth segments). This group offers a wide variety of colors (white, yellow, and dramatic color combinations) and shapes (wide, narrow, or flared trumpets). Blooming in early to mid-spring, they can be grown in any garden setting, sun or shade, or in the grass. Plant the smaller ones in rock gardens and the taller ones in drifts or dotted under trees where they will draw everyone's attention.

Would you have ever thought that Alliums could display clusters of golden yellow flowers? Allium moly (Lily Leek) does, and it does it superbly and profusely! How not to resist these upright clusters of up to 30 starry golden florets? These blooms are also nicely complemented by gray-green leaves that remain attractive for a fairly long period of time. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this lovely bulbous perennial boasts long-lasting blooms and remains ornamental in the garden well into summer. It is edible and also used as a medicinal plant.

Strongly scented, award-winner Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus, commonly called 'Pheasant's Eye Daffodil', displays brilliant pure white flowers with strongly recurved petals and small, red-rimmed, golden-yellow cups. Blooming in late spring, one flower per stem, the long-lasting blossoms rise atop a clump of narrow, strap-shaped leaves. Great in the sunny border, this daffodil performs better in wet, poorly drained areas than most daffodils. Plant in mass and enjoy its delightful fragrance waft through the air.

Native to Crete and Turkey, Chionodoxa are one of the earliest and loveliest spring flowering bulbs, adding beauty to the garden. Flowers are saucer-shaped with a conspicuous white eye in the center and bloom in very early spring. Once established, this little bulb naturalizes well and comes back year after year. It provides a pretty display when planted among early-flowering perennial plants in the border. Grows up to 4-6 in. tall (10-20 cm). Hardiness Zones: 3-8

Among the earliest to flower, this species has elegant blossoms of pale lavender to red-purple with a silvery reverse. The profuse flowering and spontaneous self-propagation make this crocus a very good choice for naturalizing. Blooming from late winter to early spring, the calyx-shaped flowers open when the sun shines or when there is a lot of light; they close up in rainy weather and at night.