Flower Bulbs That Multiply

Cut off the dry leaves, and in about six weeks repot your bulb in fresh potting soil and start the growing cycle all over again. There can be rain, cold and snow outside, but all you do is plant the bulb in a pot, water this "magic lily", and watch it...

Everything else takes care of itself. 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.

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.

Experienced gardeners plant these giant Alliums in groups of several bulbs, set very close together. (The word, Allium, means 'onion' in Latin.) Many Allium species are native to Iran, where many tulips also originate, and the edible Alliums have been...

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. They're just as elegant in your garden, with tall, stately stems and exquisite...

Unanimous staff favorite! (Dahlia) Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. Here are the official classifications: 'Decorative Dahlias' This group includes the Dinnerplates and also other taller (to 4 ft.) plants with double, chrysanthemum-like...

'Gallery Dahlias' are a newer group of shorter plants with flower-types of the Decoratives and Cactus groups. Exceptional in bouquets. 'Dinnerplates' are, simply put, the large plants with the huge flowers.

Your success will depend on where you plant. If you've never grown them, give them a try. Floating 10-12" above the ground on fern-like foliage, anemones are deer-resistant and make their homes in shade and part shade areas.

Hyacinths must have good drainage, so be sure to plant them where they'll never be in standing water. With some shade, the flowers will last longer than in full sun. Many gardeners think they look best in close groups of 3, 5 or more.

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.

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...

Then, just water. Be sure the bulbs are about half into the planting medium, with the top half sticking up in the clear. Each stem produces numerous blooms and the easy-to-grow bulbs bloom just weeks after planting.

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.

Since the Emperors are closely related to a wild species, they are much more 'perennial' than most tulips, making them even more valuable. In America's current Top Ten list for popularity in the US, compiled by the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information...

(Oxalis triangularis) Purple Shamrock is a mounding plant that boasts deep, almost black, shamrock-shaped foliage. Its contrasting, delicate pink blooms put on a show all summer long! Perfect for containers or a sunny spot in the garden.

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

But the best part is the ease of adding Tete a Tete to your meadow. Unlike the hybrids which develop bigger and bigger clumps each year, and have to be divided every few seasons for good bloom, the wild species simply spread, like they do in the wild.

The lush, rose-like blooms of 'Tecolote White' Ranunculus are absolutely perfect additions to summer wedding decor and bouquets. Each flawless flower is comprised of thousands of pure white, crepe paper petals, and the tall, straight stems of this Persian...

Perfect for bouquets. The sunny colored downward facing flowers fit neatly between other plants and also make a great addition to patio pots. Martagon Lily Sunny Morning has up to 50 flowers per stem that are golden-orange with dark spots.

Growing Dahlias: All the gardener needs to do is plant the tubers after spring frosts in good garden soil with full sun. Plant 'Blue Boy' in full sun and expect loads of cool color to fill your gardens and bouquets.

Dramatic tulip blooms make beautiful cut flower arrangements so be sure to plant extra! The Triumph Tulip is the most important and largest group of Tulips. They are known for their traditional Tulip shaped flower.

Cut off the dry leaves, and in about six weeks repot your bulb in fresh potting soil and start the growing cycle all over again. There can be rain, cold and snow outside, but all you do is plant the bulb in a pot, water this "magic lily", and watch it...

(Crocus vernus) This Dutch Crocus mix creates a rich blue and purple pool of color. Stunning in the spring lawn.

They are the ones all the glamorous hybrids are descended from. (See lily groups below.) Along with the famous white one, Casa Blanca, and other Oriental Hybrids, it's a big florist's favorite, and the ones in your garden will be just as lovely and fragrant...

You'll light a fire in your spring garden with this beauty. Whether you leave them in the garden, or cut them for a spectacular arrangement, the show goes on for days, sometimes weeks.

Double Late Tulip Foxtrot has petals with a soft white line in the center that turns blush pink with rose pink edges. The edges are slightly ruffled making the tulip look full and lush similar to a peony.

Everything else takes care of itself. 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.