Bulbs

Learn about tulips, including how to plant and grow them. Listen to podcast: podcast transcript How to Grow: Tulips Tulipa spp and hybrids   Other Name NA   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Spring to early summer in a wide range of flower shapes and almost every color of the rainbow   Mature Height x Spread 4 to 24 inches x 6 to 8 inches   Added Benefits attracts beneficials   Tulips are the standard bearer for spring flowering bulbs. They are a vast group with a variety of plant sizes, flower...

Learn how to force amaryllis bulbs indoors for winter blooms. Listen to podcast: This flower is named after a shepherdess who had unrequited love for a gardener. Each day she would walk to his door to impress him by piercing her own heart with a golden arrow. The blood that would drop to the ground would turn into scarlet flowers that would line his path. I don't know if that shepherdess ever got her gardener, but I do know her name was amaryllis. This South American tropical bulb is easy to grow and rewarding with its large, 10 inch...

Learn how to plant and grow daffodils in your yard and garden. Listen to Podcast podcast transcript How to Grow: Daffodils Narcissus spp and hybrids   Other Name jonquil   Sun Requirements full sun, part sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Spring in colors such as yellow, white, gold and bi-colors   Mature Height x Spread 4 to 24 inches x 3 to 6 inches   Added Benefits deer resistant If you're looking for an easy to grow, spring flowering bulb that returns faithfully each year, slowly spreading over time and doesn't have problems...

Learn how to plant and grow autumn crocus and other all flowering bulbs. Listen to Podcast: When I say flowering bulbs, most people think of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other spring bloomers. But if you look closely around some yards in fall you'll notice a whole other group of bulbs flowering now. These are the autumn flowering bulbs and I think they deserve more attention. Colchicum and autumn crocus bulbs are planted now to bloom in fall. They provide a splash of color to perennial gardens often with only asters, sedum and...

Learn how to select, plant and grow canna lilies. Listen to Podcast: podcast transcript How to Grow: Canna Lilies Canna generalis   Other Name indian shot   Sun Requirements full sun   Bloom Period and Seasonal Color mid to late summer in colors such as pink, salmon. red, and orange   Mature Height x Spread 3 to 6 feet x 1 to 3 feet   Added Benefits attracts beneficials, deer resistant   Canna lily is a tropical bulb that grows quickly during our warm summer to produce tall stately plants with banana-sized and shaped leaves. From...

Learn how to select and force spring flowering bulbs indoors in winter. Listen to Podcast Forcing bulbs into bloom indoors just doesn't sound humane or natural, but we love to do it. There's nothing like a fragrant hyacinth, colorful tulip or cheery daffodil blooming on our kitchen table, while it continues to snow outside. But while Santa may grace your holiday stocking with some bulbs for forcing, you have to do it right to get the results you want. Flowering bulbs are dug from fields in late summer and sold in fall. They all need a cold...