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(If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success with Dahlias is much easier.) Keep them free of bugs, well-watered, and well-fertilized as they grow, and your dahlias will begin to set buds by midsummer and be...

Water as usual and apply water-soluble fertilizer every four weeks. Amaryllis How-To: Ever grown an amaryllis inside the house? Place the pot with your freshly-planted bulb on top of the refrigerator, radiator, or other spot that provides 'bottom heat'...

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 work every spring after you plant them.

Single Late Tulip Flaming Club produces five or more flowers per stem. Shades of fuschia, berry red and white paint each petal differently making each bloom unique. Every bulb you plant grows a beautiful bouquet of tulips to enjoy either in the garden,...

Every family has its beauties. Experienced gardeners plant these giant Alliums in groups of several bulbs, set very close together. As always, the Dutch hybridizers took them into their stocks, and now we have a whole group of beautiful new flowering...

They're just as elegant in your garden, with tall, stately stems and exquisite flowers in a range of colors. Easy to plant, great in a vase! (Iris hollandica) Not to be confused with the even larger bearded or German iris that bloom in late spring, these...

Short, sturdy stems make these geometric conversation pieces perfect for patio plantings, tabletop bouquets, and walkway welcome flowers. When frost threatens, just pull the roots up, cut off the stems, and store the tubers until the following spring.

'Gallery Dahlias' are a newer group of shorter plants with flower-types of the Decoratives and Cactus groups. Like other groups, Cactus Dahlias can be of various heights, as long as they have 'cactus' flowers.

Floating 10-12" above the ground on fern-like foliage, anemones are deer-resistant and make their homes in shade and part shade areas. Hardy in zones 7-10, these are considered an annual in all other zones.

But its the hyacinths that bring the perfume. Hyacinths must have good drainage, so be sure to plant them where they'll never be in standing water. (Hyacinthus orientalis) The rarest color in flowers makes this hyacinth a stunner.

It's bright color creates a pop against it's rich green foliage. Scarlet begonias red tone is beautiful and will provide stunning color in the shadiest locations. Double Scarlet Begonias are a striking sight, with huge, full flowers that bloom in a brilliant...

Blooms in late spring. Purple and orange is a perfect combination to create a show stopping display. Harvest Mix tulips emerge in late spring and offer large colorful blooms on sturdy stems.

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

Crocosmia Mix brings a warm-toned blend of unique, hummingbird-attracting flowers on arching stems to the landscape. With red, orange and yellow sprays of unfurling blooms, each flowerhead is a graceful piece of one-of-a-kind art.

It is red, and from it, he hybridized the group that became known as the Emperor Tulips. About the famous Emperor Tulips: Early in the 20th Century, a talented Dutch hybridizer named Lefeber worked long and hard with a wild tulip called 'Tulipa fosteriana'...

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.

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...

Best of all, daffodils increase over the years, each bulb developing into a blooming clump. 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...

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...

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

Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost. Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name...

Triumph Tulips have strong, sturdy stems, which makes them ideal in bad weather. The Triumph Tulip is the most important and largest group of Tulips. They are excellent cut flowers as they have a long vase life.

Water as usual and apply water-soluble fertilizer every four weeks. Amaryllis How-To: Ever grown an amaryllis inside the house? Place the pot with your freshly-planted bulb on top of the refrigerator, radiator, or other spot that provides 'bottom heat'...

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

We're fortunate to have some of these botanical treasures on our list of lilies this season. This growing group of lilies was begun by hybridizers in the US, and were first called 'Mid-Century Hybrids.' Compared to Orientals, the Asiatic Hybrid lilies...

After a few days, they are almost flat, like a huge pointed-petaled poppy. You'll light a fire in your spring garden with this beauty. They're tall, compared to most, with thin, but large blooms as you can see in the photos.

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