HOW TO GROW BULBS
SPRING-PLANTED BULBS |
COMMON NAME |
LATIN NAME |
HARDINESS ZONE |
SOIL |
LIGHT* | SPACING (INCHES) |
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ALLIUM |
Allium |
3–10 |
Well-drained/moist |
I |
12 |
|
BEGONIA, TUBEROUS |
Begonia |
10–11 |
Well-drained/moist |
YU |
12–15 |
|
BLAZING STAR/ |
Liatris |
7–10 |
Well-drained |
I |
6 |
|
GAYFEATHER |
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CALADIUM |
Caladium |
10–11 |
Well-drained/moist |
YU |
8–12 |
|
CALLA LILY |
Zantedeschia |
8–10 |
Well-drained/moist |
IY |
8–24 |
|
CANNA |
Canna |
8–11 |
Well-drained/moist |
I |
12–24 |
|
CYCLAMEN |
Cyclamen |
7–9 |
Well-drained/moist |
Y |
4 |
|
DAHLIA |
Dahlia |
9–11 |
Well-drained/fertile |
I |
12–36 |
|
DAYLILY |
Hemerocallis |
3–10 |
Adaptable to most soils |
IY |
12–24 |
|
FREESIA |
Freesia |
9–11 |
Well-drained/moist/sandy |
IY |
2–4 |
|
GARDEN GLOXINIA |
Incarvillea |
4–8 |
Well-drained/moist |
I |
12 |
|
GLADIOLUS |
Gladiolus |
4–11 |
Well-drained/fertile |
IY |
4–9 |
|
IRIS |
Iris |
3–10 |
Well-drained/sandy |
I |
3–6 |
|
LILY, ASIATIC/ORIENTAL |
Lilium |
3–8 |
Well-drained |
IY |
8–12 |
|
PEACOCK FLOWER |
Tigridia |
8–10 |
Well-drained |
I |
5–6 |
|
SHAMROCK/SORREL |
Oxalis |
5–9 |
Well-drained |
IY |
4–6 |
|
WINDFLOWER |
Anemone |
3–9 |
Well-drained/moist |
IY |
3–6 |
|
FALL-PLANTED BULBS |
BLUEBELL |
Hyacinthoides |
4–9 |
Well-drained/fertile |
IY |
4 |
CHRISTMAS ROSE/HELLEBORE |
Helleborus |
4–8 |
Neutral–alkaline |
IY |
18 |
|
CROCUS |
Crocus |
3–8 |
Well-drained/moist/fertile |
IY |
4 |
|
DAFFODIL |
Narcissus |
3–10 |
Well-drained/moist/fertile |
IY |
6 |
|
FRITILLARY |
Fritillaria |
3–9 |
Well-drained/sandy |
IY |
3 |
|
GLORY OF THE SNOW |
Chionodoxa |
3–9 |
Well-drained/moist |
IY |
3 |
|
GRAPE HYACINTH |
Muscari |
4–10 |
Well-drained/moist/fertile |
IY |
3–4 |
|
IRIS, BEARDED |
Iris |
3–9 |
Well-drained |
IY4 |
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IRIS, SIBERIAN |
Iris |
4–9 |
Well-drained |
IY |
4 |
|
ORNAMENTAL ONION |
Allium |
3–10 |
Well-drained/moist/fertile |
I |
12 |
|
SNOWDROP |
Galanthus |
3–9 |
Well-drained/moist/fertile |
IY |
3 |
|
SNOWFLAKE |
Leucojum |
5–9 |
Well-drained/moist/sandy |
IY |
4 |
|
SPRING STARFLOWER |
Ipheion |
6–9 |
Well-drained loam |
IY |
3–6 |
|
uniflorum |
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STAR OF BETHLEHEM |
Ornithogalum |
5–10 |
Well-drained/moist |
IY |
2–5 |
|
STRIPED SQUILL |
Puschkinia scilloides |
3–9 |
Well-drained |
IY |
6 |
|
TULIP |
Tulipa |
4–8 |
Well-drained/fertile |
IY |
3–6 |
|
WINTER ACONITE |
Eranthis |
4–9 |
Well-drained/moist/fertile |
IY |
3 |
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