Bulbs To Plant For Year Round Colour

Anemone blanda whites mainly blues but also pink forms will brighten up this time of year.

Bulbs to plant for year round colour.

Reticulated iris iris reticulata easy to overlook these miniature iris appear in early spring often when crocus are in flower. February gold daffodil narcissus february gold siberian squill scilla siberica tulip tulipa. Plant spring flowering bulbs such as freesias and jonquils in late march. In cool regions bulbs should be planted during autumn in march and april but in warmer areas planting can be delayed until may when the soil temperature has dropped.

To insulate the bulbs in winter cover the bed with at least 4 inches of mulch. Schizostylis still in flower. All the same the spring favourites narcissi including daffodils and crocuses will probably remain the most popular first choice. Growing bulbs for winter flowering in your garden.

Few people can fail to be cheered by the sight of a snowdrop in january or the first daffodils in february. Garden bulbs using for colour all year round bulbs are often the first plants to herald the end of winter and the start of the spring. After planting water deeply. In fact they can provide colour all the year round.

Plant small bulbs closer together. The plants are. Soak your bulbs in liquid plant food for half an hour before planting. Bulbs for many people are associated only with spring.

Plant large bulbs several inches apart. Deadhead all bulbs after flowering to divert the plant s energy into the remaining flowers.