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Just find the spaces in your garden, put in the bulbs in tight groups wherever you can, and you'll know that in a few weeks, those spots will be glowing towers of color. When frost threatens, you can just forget them, and buy new ones in spring, or dig...

(Each bulb produces a "bouquet" of several flowers.) Like the Paperwhites, this narcissus is also from the famous "tazetta" group, and will perform just the same for you. Plant paperwhites indoors and you'll have fragrant blooms in 10-12 weeks.

The soil and sun conditions varied from poor sandy soil with almost full sun to semi-rich soil in almost full shade. BEAUTIFUL, and with a nice (almost cologne-like) aroma. In early summer, over a 3-week period, all of the corms sprouted.

Look at the colors! Single Late Tulips have some of the biggest blooms and brightest colors available. Their blooms come to life after other tulips have begun to fade. What a beautiful way to extend your bloom season!

The original "glad" was a wildflower from South Africa called "sword lily", which was imported into Europe in the 1840's. When frost threatens, you can just forget them, and buy new ones in spring, or dig up the bulbs and store them until the following...

These long-lasting blooms are equally beautiful in the garden, on the patio in pots, or in cut bouquets. Fringed Tulip Mascotte has lush, double, fuchsia-pink flowers. The fringed edges look like crystals forming at the end of each vibrant pink petal.

The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense. The term, 'Dinnerplate Dahlia' is probably the most famous description, and though all gardeners use the term, it is not an official classification.

These daffodils have a long bloom time and create a beautiful display in any landscape when planted in large clusters. Trumpet Daffodil Pink Parasol offers a new twist to the traditional daffodils.

In a new or established wildflower meadow, the wildflower plants grow up around the daffodils hiding the fading foliage, so there's no work to do. Probably nothing in the gardening world is more foolproof and more rewarding than 'naturalizing' daffodils.

The one thing to remember is that you won't be able to mow that area until the tops die down. Best of all, daffodils increase over the years, each bulb developing into a blooming clump.

Dahlias are native to Mexico, but there's about as much resemblance between the original and the Dutch hybrids as there is between an old toy car and a brand new Mercedes. Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost.

Eventually, enormous flowers begin to open - huge lily blooms up to 8" across! Each bulb produces one or two stems, with 3 or 4 flowers appearing on each stalk. Remember to keep turning the pot regularly to make the stalk grow straight, as they have a...

Excellent cut flower. This full peony-like tulip is gorgeous when planted in large groups. Double Late Tulip Dream Touch has magenta pink petals with crisp white edges. For smaller spaces create a charming cottage garden feel on your patio when planted...

The Netherlands Flower Bulb Centre keeps careful records, and they tell us that of the thousands of Triumph hybrids grown today, Shirley is No. 1. Sturdy-stemmed and reliable. The pattern of white and purple varies from petal to petal making no 2 flowers...

About Lily-Flowered Tulips: If you've grown them before, you know all about it. They're tall, compared to most, with thin, but large blooms as you can see in the photos. Pretty Woman is an elegant lily flowering tulip with glowing cardinal red flowers.

And voila! Darwin Hybrid Tulips were born, with the best qualities of both groups. Lefeber and Company. These were large-flowered tulips in clear colors on tall stems, but without any perennial qualities.

Many gardeners think they look best in close groups of 3, 5 or more. (Hyacinthus orientalis) One of the most powerfully fragranced blooms in the flower kingdom is the justly famous Dutch hyacinth--the result of hundreds of years of hybridizing a lovely...

If you know them, you know all about it. Types of Dahlias. A semi cactus variety, each pointed petal is a tighty-rolled tube upon close inspection, which gives the flowerhead a sense of fullness and heft.

Remember to keep turning the pot regularly to make the stalk grow straight, as they have a tendency to grow and bend towards the light. Once sprout appears, water regularly, but do not overwater.

Jimmy is one of the brightest and most beautiful tulips around, with fluorescent-pink blooms that take on a shimmering gold-orange edge. The colorful show is even more spectacular when this Triumph tulip opens up and reveals its gorgeous yellow eye and...

Plant this fall flowering crocus mix in late summer and you'll have a mix of purples and whites in only weeks. One Colchicum bulb will send up between 5 and 10 stems, and each one will soon bear a flower.

Plant in full sun for non-stop blooms until frost appears. Read our Growing Dahlias page The Radiant Dinner Plate Dahlia Collection showcases a rainbow of oversized blooms, with each one opening up to almost a full foot across! These enormous flowers...

Makes excellent cut flowers for bouquets. This stand out tulip is amazing when planted in large groups or mixed with solid colors. Triumph Tulip Helmar has canary yellow petals with bold streaks of crimson red.

Pickwick is the most popular large-flowering crocus, with purple and white striped flowers that open to reveal bright-orange stamens. Plant this beauty along walkways or in your lawn for amazing early spring color.

Planting Amaryllis: Choose a standard size flower pot, so the large bulb has approx. In spring, after danger of frost, sink the Amaryllis pot in the garden in a sunny place for the summer.

The Emperors, being close to a wild species, were quite perennial, so they crossed the two groups. Lefeber and Company. Apeldoorn, the famous red tulip that is now No. 1 in the US, was introduced in 1951 by D.

Lefeber and Company. It is red, and from it, he hybridized the group that became known as the Emperor Tulips. They were fascinated by what were then called simply 'Darwin Tulips'. In America's Top Ten list for popularity in the US, compiled by the Netherlands...