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Rain Lily Mix
★★★★★
Prices start at : 22.98 USD / Bag of 25

And in warm areas, they multiply freely. In the lawn, like fall crocus, is great, but they're also lovely at the front of the garden, in front of foundation plantings, and along walks.
  • Containers: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Bulb Size: 6 cm
  • Foliage: Green grass-shaped foliage.
  • Soil Type: Loamy Soil, Moist/Wet Soil
  • Flower Size: 1-2" flowers
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Four O\'Clock Mix
★★★★★
Prices start at : 11.98 USD / Bag of 5

Blooms open every afternoon (around 4 o'clock) and have closed by the next morning. Four O'Clocks tolerate average-to-poor soils beautifully, making them a favorite for sun and part-sun sites that haven't gotten much attention in the past.
  • ✓ Fragrant
  • ✓ Rabbit Resistant
  • Plant Type / Life Cycle: Annual
  • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
  • Light Requirements: Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
  • Bloom Time: Mid summer until frost
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Gloxinia Mix
Prices start at : 28.98 USD / Bag of 5

And, with a little care, the plants can be kept for many years. (Sinningia speciosa) Each cluster of bell-shaped blooms in this Gloxinia Mix struts its stuff for up to ten weeks! With a mix of vibrant purple, magenta, and white-edged bicolor blooms, this...
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Planting Depth: Bulbs/Tubers should be planted 1-2" below the soil line.
  • Bulb Spacing: 3 bulbs per sq. ft.
  • Advantages: Containers
  • Plant Type / Life Cycle: Annual
  • Light Requirements: Half Sun / Half Shade, Full Shade
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Peruvian Daffodil
★★★★★
Prices start at : 16.98 USD / Bag of 3

Easy to grow and simply striking in both the garden and the vase. As the weather cooled, I stopped watering in preparation for the dormant period. I'm glad I did! Of course I was amazed by the beauty and fragrance of this flower, but I was also amazed...
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Planting Depth: Plant 4-6" deep.
  • Additional Information: Perennial in zones 7-10. Annual in zones 3-6.
  • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
  • Cut Flowers: Yes
  • Poisonous or Toxic to Animals: Bulbs are poisonous if ingested.
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Mexican Shellflower Mix
★★★★★
Prices start at : 27.98 USD / Bag of 25

Tiger Flowers, also known as Mexican Shellflowers, produce 3-petaled, low-growing blooms in a mix of vibrant colors, with striking spotted centers. A close relative of the iris, these 3-6" wide blooms appear on straight, green blades.
  • Flower Size: 3-6" flowers
  • Soil Type: Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  • Additional Information: Perennial in zones 8-10. Annual in zones 3-7.
  • Rabbit Resistant: Yes
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Gloriosa Lily
★★★★★
Prices start at : 28.98 USD / Bag of 3

(Gloriosa rothschildiana) I had gloriosa blooms in my dining room window for our Thanksgiving family dinner.'. And pop they do! They seem to pop up a couple of inches the first night and grow quickly after that.
  • ✓ Deer Resistant
  • ✓ Full Sun
  • Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba Rothschildiana
  • Foliage: Climbing / trailing green foliage.
  • Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  • Advantages: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
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How to Overwinter Tender Bulbs, Tubers, and Rhizomatous Plants
Overall, hardy bulbs can remain in the ground during the winter in United States Department of Agriculture zone 8 and above. Plants such as Gladiolus will still remain viable and bloom in successive summers.
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You may want to make more than one bouquet, depending on how much material you end up with. To set off your little bouquet, get out one of those doilies that have been whiling away the years in some almost-forgotten drawer and set your mini-arrangement...
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Spring Freeze! How Will It Affect My Spring-flowering Bulbs?
I've gone so far as to set up folding chairs and tomato cages over my plants and draping sheets over them, to provide support and protection from extreme hard frosts. They will absorb solar energy during the day, and radiate it back to your plants at...
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Penhill Watermelon Dinner Plate Dahlia
Prices start at : 25.98 USD / Bag of 3

It's also an outstanding performer in a vase where it happily flowers for up to 10 days. The pinwheeled blooms of 'Pennhill Watermelon' Dinner Plate Dahlia are frilly and feminine and oh so fabulous! The pink-a-licious petals twist and twirl, lending...

36-44" tall

    • Poisonous or Toxic to Animals: Tubers and leaves are toxic if eaten in large amounts.
    • Neonicotinoid-Free: Yes
    • Bulb Spacing: 1 bulb/tuber per sq. ft.
    • Mature Plant Size: 36-44" tall
    • Mature Height: 36-44" tall
    • Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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    Grand Soleil D\'Or Paperwhite
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 12.98 USD / Bag of 4

    Surround them with pebbles, sand, or even soil, but no soil is really needed. Then, just water. (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...
    • Days to Bloom: 10-12 weeks after planting.
    • Easy to Grow: Yes
    • Zones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    • Foliage: Thin, flat, sword-shaped leaves.
    • Planting Time: Fall, Winter
    • Common Name: Indoor Paperwhite Grand Soleil D'Or
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    Fire Pot Semi Dinner Plate Dahlia
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 27.98 USD / Bag of 3

    'Cactus Dahlias' are the ones with the cactus-like blooms, often in super-bright bi-colors, always with the rolled, pointed petals. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success with Dahlias is much easier.)...
    • Attract Butterflies: Yes
    • Days to Bloom: Blooms in 56-98 days. (8-14 weeks)
    • Botanical Name: Semi Dinner Plate Dahlia Firepot
    • Mature Plant Size: 18-24" tall
    • Flower Size: 4-6" flowers
    • Bloom Time: Summer until frost
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    Exotic Star Amaryllis Bulb
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 28.98 USD / Single Bulb

    In spring, after danger of frost, sink the Amaryllis pot in the garden in a sunny place for the summer. Once in flower, it's best to keep plant out of direct sunlight to keep the blooms from fading.

    20-24" tall

      • Mature Plant Size: 20-24" tall
      • Easy to Grow: Yes
      • Mature Height: 20-24" tall
      • Planting Time: Fall, Winter
      • Planting Depth: Place bulb so top inch or so of bulb sticks up out of the soil.
      • Bulb Size: 34 cm
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      Holland Sensation Trumpet Daffodil
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 15.98 USD / Bag of 8

      Everything else takes care of itself. Because unlike most other garden flowers, these fantastic plants are super-easy to plant in fall, they don't care about soil, as long as it's well-drained, and they'll bloom beautifully for you with absolutely no...
      • ✓ Full Sun
      • ✓ Cut Flowers
      • Planting Depth: Plant 6" deep
      • Botanical Name: Narcissus Holland Sensation
      • Plant Type / Life Cycle: Perennial
      • Bloom Time: Mid spring
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      Flaming Club Multiple Flowering Single Late Tulip
      Prices start at : 17.98 USD / Bag of 8

      Every bulb you plant grows a beautiful bouquet of tulips to enjoy either in the garden, in patio pots, or as cut flowers. Shades of fuschia, berry red and white paint each petal differently making each bloom unique.
      • Flower Color: Pink, White
      • Mature Height: 14-22" tall
      • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
      • Bulb Spacing: 9 bulbs per sq. ft.
      • Plant Type / Life Cycle: Perennial
      • Cut Flowers: Yes
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      Red Mohican Allium
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 18.98 USD / Bag of 2

      Unappealing to most wildlife. The foliage is not attractive for long, so it's important to plant them next to other perennials whose foliage will more or less cover the Allium's base.
      • ✓ Full Sun
      • ✓ Easy to Grow
      • ✓ Bee Friendly
      • Botanical Name: Allium amethystinum Red Mohican
      • Soil Type: Loamy Soil
      • Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
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      Tiger Dutch Iris Mix
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 15.98 USD / Bag of 15

      A true rainbow of beautiful combinations. Easy to plant, great in a vase! (Iris hollandica) Dutch Irises are the ones you always see in fabulous spring flower arrangements. Not to be confused with the even larger bearded or German iris that bloom in late...
      • ✓ Half Sun / Half Shade
      • ✓ Cut Flowers
      • Planting Time: Fall
      • Bloom Time: Early summer
      • Common Name: Dutch Iris Tiger Mix
      • Botanical Name: Iris hollandica Mix
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      Pompon Dahlia Mix
      Prices start at : 25.98 USD / Bag of 3

      Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. But they are officially categorized by flower type or shape. Unanimous staff favorite! (Dahlia) One expert has said, 'Never have so many gardeners received so much for so little work, as when they grow dahlias.''
      • ✓ Cut Flowers
      • ✓ Full Sun
      • Botanical Name: Dahlia Pompon Mix
      • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
      • Mature Height: 36-40" tall
      • Common Name: Pompon Dahlia Mix
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      Lady Darlene Dinner Plate Dahlia
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 27.98 USD / Bag of 3

      'Cactus Dahlias' are the ones with the cactus-like blooms, often in super-bright bi-colors, always with the rolled, pointed petals. They're really easy to grow with spectacular results.
      • ✓ Containers
      • ✓ Cut Flowers
      • ✓ Neonicotinoid-Free
      • Advantages: Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Easy to Grow, Cut Flowers, Containers
      • Foliage: Serrated oval-shaped green foliage.
      • Light Requirements: Full Sun
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      St Brigid Anemone Mix
      Prices start at : 17.98 USD / Bag of 25

      Hardy in zones 7-10, these are considered an annual in all other zones. Floating 10-12" above the ground on fern-like foliage, anemones are deer-resistant and make their homes in shade and part shade areas.
      • ✓ Easy to Grow
      • ✓ Full Sun
      • ✓ Deer Resistant
      • Mature Height: 10-12" tall
      • Common Name: St Brigid Dutch Windflower, French Anemone Mix
      • Light Requirements: Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
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      Blue Jacket Hyacinth
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 13.98 USD / Bag of 6

      Hyacinths must have good drainage, so be sure to plant them where they'll never be in standing water. But its the hyacinths that bring the perfume. With some shade, the flowers will last longer than in full sun.
      • Bulb Size: 15-16 cm
      • Botanical Name: Hyacinthus orientalis Blue Jacket
      • Forcing: Yes
      • Mature Plant Size: 10-12" tall
      • Bulb Spacing: 6 bulbs per sq. ft.
      • Bloom Time: Mid spring
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      Double Scarlet Begonia
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 19.98 USD / Bag of 3

      Ideal in window boxes, containers or shady beds, plant these colorful beauties to revive dark areas. Scarlet tuberous begonias provide upright color and are grown for their showy doubled petaled flowers.
      • Attract Hummingbirds: Yes
      • Bulb Spacing: 3 bulbs per sq. ft.
      • Foliage: Glossy green foliage with serrated edges.
      • Flower Color: Red
      • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
      • Planting Time: Spring / Summer
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      Fall Harvest Single Late Tulip Mix
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 13.98 USD / Bag of 10

      Harvest Mix tulips emerge in late spring and offer large colorful blooms on sturdy stems. Purple and orange is a perfect combination to create a show stopping display. With stems as long as 20 -24”, the stem length makes these tulips a great cutting...
      • ✓ Cut Flowers
      • ✓ Containers
      • Bloom Time: Late spring
      • Common Name: Single Late Tulip Fall Harvest
      • Soil Type: Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
      • Advantages: Easy to Grow, Cut Flowers, Containers
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      Inbal Paperwhite
      Prices start at : 12.98 USD / Bag of 4

      (Narcissus tazetta) Each stem produces numerous blooms and the easy-to-grow bulbs bloom just weeks after planting. Almost instantly, the bulbs will sprout, and in just 6-10 weeks, you'll have a flurry of fragrant daffodils right there on the coffee table.
      • Forcing: Yes
      • Mature Plant Size: 14-18" tall
      • Zones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
      • Common Name: Indoor Paperwhite Inbal
      • Botanical Name: Narcissus tazetta Inbal
      • Bloom Time: Winter: 6-10 weeks after planting
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      Crocosmia Mix
      Prices start at : 14.98 USD / Bag of 10

      Prefers moist soils. With red, orange and yellow sprays of unfurling blooms, each flowerhead is a graceful piece of one-of-a-kind art. Crocosmia Mix brings a warm-toned blend of unique, hummingbird-attracting flowers on arching stems to the landscape.
      • ✓ Attract Butterflies
      • ✓ Rabbit Resistant
      • Botanical Name: Crocosmia crocosmiiflora
      • Additional Information: Perennial in zones 5-9.
      • Light Requirements: Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
      • Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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      White Emperor Tulip
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 12.98 USD / Bag of 10

      Every year millions of Emperor Tulips are planted worldwide, and are favorites for mass plantings in parks, botanical gardens, and other public places. Since the Emperors are closely related to a wild species, they are much more 'perennial' than most...
      • Advantages: Easy to Grow, Cut Flowers, Containers
      • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
      • Full Sun: Yes
      • Poisonous or Toxic to Animals: Yes - Bulbs, blooms, leaves, and stems all contain toxic compounds, which are most concentrated in the bulb.
      • Mature Height: 16-18" tall
      • Soil Type: Loamy Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
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      Purple Shamrock
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 17.98 USD / Bag of 15

      Its contrasting, delicate pink blooms put on a show all summer long! Perfect for containers or a sunny spot in the garden. (Oxalis triangularis) Purple Shamrock is a mounding plant that boasts deep, almost black, shamrock-shaped foliage.
      • Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
      • Flower Color: Pink
      • Full Sun: Yes
      • Mature Plant Size: 4-6" tall
      • Plant Type / Life Cycle: Annual
      • Soil Type: Loamy Soil
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