Flower Bulbs That Thrive Under Trees
Spring Bulbs, Fall Bulbs
Flower bulbs look appealing when planted under garden trees. However, planting any bulbs beneath large trees is not always successful because of the dense shade cast by the trees, the competition with their roots, and the lack of moisture under these trees. If a tree competes with bulbs for light, water, or nutrients, the tree always wins.
Planting for success - Give your bulbs a chance to survive and bloom
- Plant your bulbs under deciduous trees. Do not plant them under evergreen trees or they will not have enough light to grow and bloom.
- Make sure your trees have deep root systems or large surface roots (oaks, redbuds, hawthorns, southern magnolias) and high limbs (casting light shade). Avoid trees with shallow or fibrous root systems (sugar maples) or with branches too close to the ground (casting too much shade)
- Plant early blooming bulbs: they will flower before the tree fully unfolds its umbrella of leaves.
- Plant fall blooming bulbs (autumn crocus): they will brighten shady areas under trees at a time when there are not many other bulbs flowering in the garden.
- Plant bulbs are associated with wooded areas because they are adapted to partial sunlight or even full shade for some of them.
- Plant bulbs that naturalize well and come back year after year, so you only have to dig among the tree's roots once to have a spring show for years to come.
- Plant plenty of them as it takes a lot of small bulbs to make a brilliant show.
A number of perennial bulbs do well under trees, such as snowdrops (Galanthus), crocuses (Crocus), grape hyacinths (Muscari), winter aconites (Eranthis), Siberian squills (Scilla siberica), snowflakes (Leucojum), bluebells (Hyacinthoides), early blooming daffodils (Narcissus) and plenty others charming bulbs.
They all look stunning, forming a carpet of flowers dancing in the dappled light under a group of trees. Left undisturbed in the ground, they will emerge year after year, and some will also gently multiply as long as they receive the right light conditions and are planted in soil with the proper drainage.
1 - Pretty Bulbs to Plant Under Trees
Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' (Wood Anemone)
Resembling a perfect powder puff, award-winning Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' (Wood Anemone) is a charming herbaceous perennial producing a profusion of pure white flowers with 6-7 petals surrounding a cute dome-shaped center packed with narrow staminodes. Reliably covering itself in flower, its fully double blooms last longer than all the single varieties. Borne on short upright stems, they rise above a deeply, finely cut, dark green foliage. Blooming in early to late spring, this Anemone spreads by branched and creeping rhizomes to form an impressive carpet in shaded areas.
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My CollectionHardiness | 5 - 8 |
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Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early,Mid,Late) |
Height | 6" - 8" (15cm - 20cm) |
Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily)
This charming tuberous perennial bursts from the ground in late spring - early summer with highly elegant, white, luminous hooded spathes, striped pale pink. Besides the exotic beauty of its blooms, Arisaema candidissimum (Chinese Cobra Lily) also emits a sweet perfume, which lasts for a short while after the spathe unfolds. The foliage of huge, three-lobed leaves usually appears after the flowers, and remains attractive during the growing season.
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My CollectionHardiness | 5 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
Height | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Colchicum autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay' (Meadow Saffron)
Vigorous, award-winning Colchicum autumnale 'Nancy Lindsay' is a small cormous perennial which features large, slender, deep mauve-pink flowers, 2 in. wide (5 cm), on conspicuous dark purple stems. Among the earliest to flower in the late summer to early fall garden, this cormous perennial produces up to 5 flowers per corm for a cheerful display. Resembling crocuses with its cup-shaped flowers, it produces its strap-like foliage, way later, in spring. Growing up to 6 inches tall (15 cm) and 10-12 in. wide (25-30 cm), this Colchicum naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
Height | 6" - 8" (15cm - 20cm) |
Colchicum speciosum 'Album' (Colchicum)
Regarded as one of the very best large-flowered colchicums, award-winning Colchicum speciosum 'Album' bears large, goblet-shaped, pristine white flowers. Appearing long before the leaves, the attractive blooms are borne on stiff and sturdy stems. Robust, they will not be beaten down and ruined by rain. This cormous perennial makes a truly unique display in the late summer to early fall garden. Resembling crocuses with its cup-shaped flowers, it produces its strap-like, bright green leaves, way later, in spring. Growing up to 6-12 inches tall and wide (15-30 cm), this Colchicum naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
Height | 6" - 1' (15cm - 30cm) |
Colchicum speciosum 'Atrorubens' (Colchicum)
Award-winning Colchicum speciosum 'Atrorubens' is a fall-blooming Colchicum which bears large, goblet-shaped, amethyst-purple flowers with a luminous white throat. Appearing long before the leaves, the attractive blooms are borne on deep purple stems. This cormous perennial makes a truly unique display in the late summer to early fall garden. Resembling crocuses with its cup-shaped flowers, it produces its strap-like foliage, way later, in spring. Growing up to 6-8 inches tall and wide (15-20 cm), this Colchicum naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
Height | 6" - 8" (15cm - 20cm) |
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)
Ideal for shady areas and heavy clay, Convallaria majalis (Lily of The Valley) is a low-growing rhizomatous perennial forming a lush, spreading groundcover. Blooming for 3 weeks in mid to late spring, up to 15 sweetly scented, nodding, bell-shaped, white flowers hang along slightly arching flowering stems. Renowned for their powerful floral perfume, they rise above the handsome foliage of paired elliptic green leaves. A real charmer and an outstanding performer, Lily of The Valley is trouble-free, requires little maintenance and is deer and rabbit resistant. Long-lived, it naturalizes easily to form extensive colonies.
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My CollectionHardiness | 2 - 7 |
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Exposure | Partial Sun , Shade |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 6" - 1' (15cm - 30cm) |
Cyclamen coum (Persian Violet)
Few sights surpass a mixed planting of Cyclamen coum (Persian Violet) on an early spring morning! Award-winning Cyclamen coum is an early spring bloomer with lovely heart-shaped, glossy leaves and small but showy flowers in shades of white to rosy-purple with every hue in between. Adding several weeks of cheerful color and beauty to the garden in late winter - early spring, the blossoms are so abundant that they almost obscure the leaves! Very decorative, the leaves may be plain dark green but are also adorned with pretty silver patterns.
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 8 |
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Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
Height | 3" - 6" (7cm - 15cm) |
Cyclamen hederifolium (Ivy-Leaved Cyclamen)
Popping up in the fall garden when most plants have finished blooming, award-winning Cyclamen hederifolium is a perennial plant that creates a captivating sight when massed. Opening before or with the leaves, elegant nodding flowers, in shades of rich magenta to white, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), rise above the foliage in late summer to mid-fall. Sometimes fragrant, they are borne on 4-6 in. stems (10-15 cm) and feature gracefully, upswept petals, darker around the mouth. The variegated foliage is also decorative with its large, ivy-shaped leaves in shades of green, gray, pewter, or silver. Long-lasting, it creates an almost evergreen ground cover and adds color and beauty to the garden during the winter months and well into spring.
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My CollectionHardiness | 5 - 9 |
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Exposure | Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Late) Fall |
Height | 4" - 6" (10cm - 15cm) |
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) is a charming tuberous perennial that bursts from the ground in late winter (before crocuses) with cup-shaped, upward-facing, bright yellow flowers (1 in. wide or 3 cm), surrounded by divided leafy bracts. The foliage of rich green leaves, divided into several lobes, emerges after the flowers. Winter Aconites go dormant by late spring.
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
Height | 4" (10cm) |
Fritillaria meleagris (Checkered Lily)
Adding a burst of color to your spring, Fritillaria meleagris (Checkered Lily) features 1 or 2 nodding flowers per stem, generally presenting an interesting checkerboard pattern of dark purples and whites - although all-white varieties are also available. Blooming in mid to late spring, this hardy bulbous plant grows up to 14-16 in. tall (35-40 cm). Great for borders, rock gardens, under trees and shrubs and perennial beds. Perfect for naturalizing in a moist woodland edge. Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (English Bluebells)
Native to Western Europe, Hyacinthoides non-scripta (English Bluebells) is a vigorous, bulbous perennial producing small clumps of linear, strap-shaped leaves from which rise tall stems bearing arching, one-sided racemes of 4-16 strongly sweetly scented, nodding, narrowly tubular, bell-shaped, violet blue flowers, rarely pink or white. Blooming heartily from mid to late spring, English Bluebells go dormant by early summer. Easy to grow, low care and spectacular when massed, they are a reliable addition to the landscape, where they will happily multiply in optimum growing conditions. Bluebells make an attractive ornamental addition to woodland gardens or sites in semi-shade. Typically forms spreading clumps up to 12-18 in. tall (30-45 cm). Hardiness Zones: 4-10
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 10 |
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Exposure | Partial Sun , Shade |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
Flowering in late winter to early spring, the Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) generally appears at the same time as the snowdrops (Galanthus). Each flower stem usually carries a solitary lightly scented flower, white with green spots on its tepals, and rises above elongated, strap-shaped, glossy green leaves. Growing up to 8 - 10 inches (20 - 25 cm), this white beauty is an easy grower, naturalizes well and will multiply over time. It tolerates boggy spots and will do well on the edges of natural ponds.
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
Height | 8" - 10" (20cm - 25cm) |
Lilium superbum (Lily)
Vigorous, Lilium superbum is a fascinating beauty that can form considerable colonies in the wild, with plenty of stems loaded with profuse blooms. Born in clusters on erect stems clad with lance-shaped leaves arranged in whorls, the tangerine nodding flowers, up to 4 in. across (10 cm), are downward-facing, with a generous sprinkling of maroon freckles and strongly reflexed petals giving them the look of a Turk's cap (hence the common name). A magnificent flowering bulb for the shade garden, Lilium superbum is the largest and most spectacular of the native American lilies with up to 40 flowers on a single plant.
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 7 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Early,Mid) |
Height | 6' - 9' (180cm - 270cm) |
Muscari armeniacum (Grape Hyacinth)
Multiple award-winner Muscari armeniacum is by far the most cultivated species of Muscari. Its tiny, bell-shaped, cobalt-blue flowers, each with a very delicate white border, form a compact cluster. The flowers remain beautiful for a long time in mid-late spring. A great bulb for naturalizing, that is deer resistant, perfect for containers and outstanding as a border plant.
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 6" - 8" (15cm - 20cm) |
Scilla siberica (Siberian Squill)
One of the earliest spring bloomers, Scilla siberica is a bulbous perennial boasting intense blue, bell-shaped, nodding flowers (2-5 per stem) in early to mid-spring. Each bulb produces 3 to 4 flower stems above a grassy foliage of narrow strap-shaped leaves. Easy to grow, this is one of the most winter hardy of the scillas and can be found in hardiness zone 2. A great naturalizer, it multiplies and comes back year after year, turning the landscape into a sea of blue. Looks best when planted in large drifts. Grows up to 3-6 in. tall and wide (7-15 cm). Hardiness Zones: 2-8
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My CollectionHardiness | 2 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early,Mid) |
Height | 3" - 6" (7cm - 15cm) |
Tulipa 'Daydream' (Darwin Hybrid Tulip)
Elegant, tall, fragrant, and changing colors! Award-winning Tulip 'Daydream' is a captivating beauty with sunny yellow blossoms aging to luminous, apricot orange as they mature. A wonderful tulip for lighting up the garden! As an added bonus, this tulip is fragrant! Blooming in mid-late spring, this acclaimed member of the Darwin Hybrid Group enjoys a sturdy, long stem that will withstand wind and rain. Grows up to 20-24 inches tall (50-60 cm)
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid,Late) |
Height | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Tulipa 'Orange Emperor' (Fosteriana Tulip)
Handsomely blossoming in early to mid-spring, award-winning Tulip 'Orange Emperor' is a glowing orange tulip, with large, wide petals, a pale buttercup yellow base, and black anthers. Ravishing! Enjoying a sturdy stem, it will withstand strong winds and float gracefully above its elegant sword-like foliage.
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early,Mid) |
Height | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia' (Botanical Tulip)
Long-lasting, Tulip 'Cynthia' is a lovely bi-color tulip that will make your heart race. This heirloom tulip sends up gray leaves and eye-catching pale yellow flowers delicately flamed rose-red. The blossoms close at night or on a cloudy day but are completely opened on sunny days, forming a perfect star. This botanical tulip naturalizes easily and will form larger colonies with each passing year. Grows up to 10 inches tall (25 cm)
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid) |
Height | 10" (25cm) |
Tulipa Clusiana 'Lady Jane' (Botanical Tulip)
Tulip 'Lady Jane' is quite short but makes a striking impact with its lovely color combination: rosy red with white margins on the outside, and snow-white on the inside. The completely opened flower forms a star during the sunny hours. Wet, windy weather during its flowering period in mid-spring will have little effect on 'Lady Jane'!
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid) |
Height | 10" (25cm) |
Tulipa clusiana 'Peppermint Stick' (Botanical Tulip)
Resembling candy canes, Tulip 'Peppermint Stick' is a lovely bi-color tulip that will make your heart race. This small hybrid tulip sends up slender, upright leaves and eye-catching, narrow and pointed, white flowers striped with cherry red lines on their outer tepals. The blossoms close at night or on a cloudy day but are completely opened on sunny days, forming a perfect star. A beautiful sight! Wet, windy weather during its flowering period in mid-spring will have little effect on ‘Peppermint Stick’! A member of the Botanical Tulips, this tulip is quite versatile in the garden. Grows up to 12 inches tall (30 cm)
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid) |
Height | 1' (30cm) |
Tulipa clusiana chrysantha 'Tubergen's Gem' (Botanical Tulip)
Award-winning Tulip 'Tubergen's Gem' is incredibly beautiful with its striking color combination: rhodonite red with sulfur-yellow margins on the outside, and canary yellow on the inside. The completely opened flower forms a star during the sunny hours. A lovely sight! Wet, windy weather during its flowering period in mid-spring, will have little effect on this gem! Growing up to 10 inches tall (25 cm), this tulip naturalizes easily and will come back year after year!
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Mid) |
Height | 10" (25cm) |
Tulipa humilis 'Alba Coerulea Oculata' (Botanical Tulip)
Such a delicate beauty! Tulipa humilis 'Alba Coreulea Oculata' is so refined with its goblet-shaped white flowers with pointed petals and their deep blue heart! A real delight in the garden with its starry flowers opening to expose their steel-blue heart in full sun! Quite short, this gem still makes a striking impact! Flowering in early-mid spring, this small but spectacular tulip grows up 4-6 inches tall (10-15 cm) and naturalizes easily
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My CollectionHardiness | 4 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early,Mid) |
Height | 4" - 6" (10cm - 15cm) |
Tulipa sprengeri (Sprenger Tulip)
How not to marvel at the goblet-shaped, scarlet flowers of Tulip sprengeri when thrown open and shining in the sunshine? Native to Turkey, this lovely tulip opens up in late spring or early summer from long, slender buff bronze buds, elegantly held above clumps of glossy bright green leaves. Among the last of the tulip species to flower, this tulip is heralded for its ability to seed and naturalize in a garden setting (among shrubs, in open borders, and even in the grass), creating beautiful colonies over time.
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My CollectionHardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Late) Summer (Early) |
Height | 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm) |
Chionodoxa (Glory Of The Snow)
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
Hardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring |
Crocus tommasinianus (Early Crocus)
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.
Hardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
Cyclamineus Daffodils (Narcissus)
Elegant and graceful, Cyclamineus or Miniature Daffodils feature small flowers, one per stem, with slightly to strongly swept-back petals and straight-sided trumpets. Sometimes, they resemble cyclamen, therefore the name of their group. Among the first hybrid daffodils to bloom, they can be admired from early to mid-spring and sometimes later in the season, depending on cultivars and weather conditions. More shade tolerant than most daffodil varieties, these Miniature Daffodils naturalize easily. Great choices for rock gardens, containers, and forcing.
Hardiness | 3 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early,Mid) |
Galanthus (Snowdrops)
There are 20 different Snowdrop species and several hundreds of hybrids. Yes, several hundreds (!). The craze known as Galanthophilia has swept through the ranks of gardening enthusiasts in the past few years. While all snowdrops look the same to the uninitiated - dainty, nodding white flowers, with a dab of green, held on a thin arching stalk at the end of a thicker stem - they reveal their differences when you take a closer look.
Hardiness | 3 - 8 |
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Exposure | Partial Sun , Shade |
Season of Interest |
Spring Winter |
Iris reticulata (Dwarf Iris)
Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata) is a 4 in. tall beauty (10 cm) with grass-like leaves and a violet-blue or purple flower with yellow markings that bursts into bloom in early spring to create an effect reminiscent of butterflies hovering low to the ground. This sight brightens the aspect of late winter days in February and March. Perfect in pots and rock gardens, Iris reticulata will naturalize readily.
Hardiness | 5 - 8 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early) Winter |
Martagon Lilies
Amazingly decorative and easy to grow, Martagon Lilies feature bountiful 2-4 inch blossoms (5-10 cm), mostly downward facing with strongly recurved tepals and resembling a Turk's cap (hence their common name). Yellow, pink, lavender, light orange, deep dark red and white are the colors most frequently seen and are often accompanied by whimsical speckles and freckles. There is a form of the species called Lilium Martagon 'Album' that is a pure spotless white.
Hardiness | 3 - 9 |
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Exposure | Full Sun , Partial Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Early,Mid) |
2 - Plant your Bulbs Properly
- Scatter your bulbs randomly and plant them where they fall, between the roots of the tree.
- Plant them in small groups but remember to leave room for their natural increase. As these bulbs will be in place for several years, you want to avoid overcrowding that would reduce flowering.
- Dig planting holes with a trowel or bulb planter, carefully avoiding major tree roots. The holes need to be about three times the height of the bulb.
- Plant the bulbs with their points facing up and their roots facing down.
- Fill the hole with the previously removed soil and tamp the surface gently.
- Water well after planting, and spread a layer of mulch.
You may want to review these useful guides
12 Top Performing Spring Bulbs that Come Back Year After Year!
A sampling of top-performing bulbs that can be counted upon to perennialize -- and, if happy where you plant them, will most likely naturalize, too, to come back to bloom for years.
Brighten Up Your Garden From January Through May with Colorful Flower Bulbs
Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocus: these are the spring bloomers everyone knows. But there are hundreds of other, lesser-known beauties to plant in fall. Some are small and delicate, others tall and ungainly. All are fabulous. Wait till you see them!
Combining Tulips with Annuals and Perennials
Although tulips look fabulous when planted in large drifts, they look even better when combined with other flowering bulbs, annuals, or perennials. Here are some lovely combination ideas that are easy to replicate in your garden.
Great Daffodils that Come Back Every Year
Naturalizing bulbs is a terrific way to brighten up lawns, prairies or meadows in spring. They also make gardening easy. Once planted, there is nothing left to do: these bulbs can stay right where they are and produce flowers year after year. What could be better?
Most Fragrant Daffodils
If you look for more than a beautiful drift of creamy or golden flowers and wish to add another terrific dimension to your spring garden, plant fragrant Narcissus cultivars. While many daffodil bulbs are fragrant, most do not have a perfume powerful enough to enjoy unless you stick your nose directly into the bulb.
Pretty Tulips that Come Back Every Year
Many tulips are not strongly perennial and their floral display tends to decline from season to season. They bloom well the first year, but then peter out after a couple of years. But if you select the right tulip varieties, plant them in the right spot and provide the proper care, you can be rewarded with a magnificent spring display year after year.
Guide Information
Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
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Plant Family | Crocus, Galanthus - Snowdrops, Iris Reticulata - Dwarf Iris, Narcissus - Daffodils |
Exposure | Partial Sun |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
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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.
Guide Information
Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
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Plant Family | Crocus, Galanthus - Snowdrops, Iris Reticulata - Dwarf Iris, Narcissus - Daffodils |
Exposure | Partial Sun |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
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