Which Bulbs For Which Seasons ?

Bulbs are easy to grow and offer a wide enchanting array of colors, sizes, and blooming periods. We often think of bulbs as tulips, daffodils, or crocus but they include a plethora of other beautiful plants such as alliums, anemones, dahlias, iris, and many more. First of all, there are 3 main groups of bulbs based on their blooming seasons:

Spring Flowering Bulbs

• They are planted in the fall (they require a “dormant” period of cold temperatures to stimulate their root development) before the first hard frost.
• They are hardy and perennialize well.
• There is no need to dig them out before winter

Allium

Fritillaria

Anemone

Summer Flowering Bulbs

• They are planted in spring.
• Most of them are tender and need to be dug up in the fall and stored indoors over the winter.

Crocosmia

Dahlia

Leucojum

As opposed to the other bulbs, lilies are quite hardy and can be planted in either fall or spring.

Fall Flowering Bulbs

Planted in midsummer, these bulbs will produce a bright display of colors within weeks after planting.