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Flowering Period
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Scientific Name
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Flower
Colors |
Depth of Planting
(inches/ cm) |
Spacing Between Bulbs
(inches/ cm) |
Average Plant Height |
Garden Usages
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| Very Early Spring | Crocus chysanthus | Blue, Yellow, White | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 3/7.5 | Rock gardens, ground covers, lawns, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. |
| Crocus sieberi | Blue | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 3/7.5 | Rock gardens, ground covers, lawns, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Crocus tommasinianus | Purple | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 4/10 | Rock gardens, ground covers, lawns, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Eranthis spp. | Yellow | 5/12.5 | 1/2.5 | 4/10 | Rock gardens, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Galanthus spp. | White | 5/12.5 | 1/2.5 | 5/12.5 | Rock gardens, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Iris reticulata 'Harmony' | Blue | 5/12.5 | 1/2.5 | 6/15 | Rock gardens, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Narcissus Hardy I and II | White, Yellow, Bicolors | 8/20 | 3/7.5 | 14/35 | Beds, borders, rock gardens, meadows, boreders of shrubs and trees | |
| Early Spring | Anemone blande cvs. | Rose, Blue, White | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 4/10 | Rock gardens, beds, sunny borders of shrubs and trees. |
| Chionodoxa spp. | Blue | 5/12.5 | 1/2.5 | 5/12.5 | Rock gardens, ground covers, lawns, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Crocus flavus | Yellow | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 3/7.5 | Rock gardens, ground covers, lawns, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Crocus vernus | Purple, White, Striped | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 4/10 | Rock gardens, ground covers, lawns, beds, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Hyacinthus orientalis | Blue, Pink, Red,Lavender, White,Yellow, Orange | 8/20 | 2/5 | 10/25 | Beds, borders, and rock gardens. | |
| Narcissus Hardy I and II |
White, Yellow, Bicolors |
8/20 | 3/7.5 | 14/35 | Beds, shows, borders, cut flowers, ground covers, amongst trees and shrubs. | |
| Scilla siberica | Blue | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 7/17.5 | Beds, borders, rock gardens, lawns,amongst trees and shrubs. | |
| Scilla tubergeniana | Whitish | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 7/17.5 | Beds, borders, rock gardens, lawns, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Middle Spring | Clivia miniata | Orange | 5/12.5 | 12/30 | 22/55 | Beds, rock gardens. |
| Convallaria majalis | White | 3/7.5 | 2/5 | 8/20 | Beds, rock gardens, amongst shrubs and trees. | |
| Erythronium 'Pagoda' | Yellow | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 12/30 | Beds, rock gardens, ground covers, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Fritillaria meleagris | White, Purple | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 8/20 | Beds, rock gardens, ground covers, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Leucojum aestivum | White | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 14/35 | Beds, rock gardens, ground covers, borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Muscari armeniacum | Dark Blue | 5/12.5 | 5.5/8.75 | 6/15 | Rock gardens, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Muscari azureum | Light Blue | 5/12.5 | 1/2.5 | 6/15 | Rock gardens, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Muscari botryoides album | White | 5/12.5 | 1/2.5 | 5/12.5 | Rock gardens, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Narcissus Hardy I and Hardy II | White, Yellow, Bicolors | 8/20 | 3/7.5 | 12/30 | Beds, borders, fresh cut flowers, ground covers, trees and shrubs. | |
| Puschkinia libanotica | Bluish-white | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 5/12.5 | Rock gardens, beds, ground covers, and sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Scilla (Endymion) campanulata |
Blue, Pink, White | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 10/25 | Beds, borders rock gardens, ground covers, trees and shrubs. | |
| Tulipia cvs. | Most colors | 8/20 | 2/5 | 14/35 | Beds, borders, rock gardens, fresh cut flowers. | |
| lpheion (Triteleia) uniflorum | Light Blue | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 4/10 | Rock gardens, lawns, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Late Spring | Allium aflatunense |
Purple | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 30/75 | Beds, rock gardens, meadows, cut flowers, and ground covers. |
| Allium karataviense | Lilac to Pink | 5/12.5 | 8/20 | 10/25 | Beds, rock gardens, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) |
Various colors | 8/20 | 10/25 | 30/75 | Beds, borders, show, fresh cut flowers. | |
| Camassia spp. | Blue | 8/20 | 4/10 | 26/65 | Beds, meadows, sunny borders trees and shrubs, and rock gardens. | |
| lxiolirion montanum (pallasii) |
Light Purple | 5/12.5 | 5/12.5 | 20/50 | Beds, rock gardens, ground covers, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Narcissus Hardy I and II | Yellow, White, Bicolors | 8/20 | 4/10 | 14/35 | Beds, borders, fresh cut flowers, ground covers, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum | White | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 5/12.5 | Beds, borders, ground covers, rock gardens, and amongst trees and shrubs. | |
| Tulipia cvs. | Various colors | 8/20 | 4/10 | 18/45 | Beds, borders, cut flowers. | |
| Very Late Spring to Early Summer | Allium christophii | Silvery Purple | 5/12.5 | 12/30 | 24/60 | Beds, fresh and dried cut flowers, rock gardens, and ground covers. |
| Allium giganteum | Purple | 8/20 | 12/30 | 40/100 | Beds, show, fresh cut flowers. | |
| Allium moly (luteum) |
Yellow | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 10/25 | Beds, rock gardens, sunny borders of trees and shrubs, and ground covers. | |
| Allium oreophilum |
Red | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 10/25 | Beds, rock gardens, sunny borders of trees and shrubs, and ground covers. | |
| Allium sphaerocephalon | Reddish Purple | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 30/75 | Beds, sunny borders, fresh and dried cut flowers. | |
| Brodiaea (Triteleia) laxa |
Blue | 5/12.5 | 4/10 | 18/45 | Beds, rock gardens, fresh cut flowers. | |
| Lilium candidum | White | 1/2.5 above bulb nose |
5/12.5 | 40/100 | Beds, show, rock gardens. | |
| Summer | Amaryliss belladonna | Pink | 5/12.5 | 10/25 | 30/75 | Beds, sunny borders of trees and shrubs, show, and rock gardens. |
| Belamcanda chinensis | Orange | 5/12.55 | 3/7.5 | 30/75 | Beds, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Canna spp. | Red, Yellow, Orange, Bicolor, Others | 5/12.5 | 12/30 | 54/135 | Beds, sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Crinum | Whte, Pink | 8/20 | 12/30 | 36/90 | Beds, sunny borders of trees and shrubs, and show. | |
| Crinodonna | Pink | 8/20 | 12/30 | 42/105 | Beds, sunny borders of trees and shrubs, and show. | |
| Crocosmia (Montbretia) |
Red, Yellow, Orange | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 37/92.5 | Beds, borders, and fresh cut flowers | |
| Eucomis bicolor | Green-White | 5/12.5 | 12/30 | 18/45 | Accent plant, fresh cut flowers, beds, and sunny borders of trees and shrubs. | |
| Liatris spicata | Blue, White | 5/12.5 | 3/7.5 | 36/90 | Beds, rock gardens, and fresh cut flowers. | |
| Lilium - Asiatic hybrids | Orange, Yellow, Pink, etc. | 8/20 | 5/12.5 | 36/90 | Beds, fresh cut flowers and sunny borders. | |
| Lilium - Oriental | White, Pink, Red | 8/20 | 5/12.5 | 48/1220 | Beds, fresh cut flowers and sunny borders. | |
| Lycoris radiata | Red | 5/12.5 | 12/30 | 36/90 | Beds and sunny borders. | |
| Lycoris squamigera |
Rose | 5/12.5 | 12/30 | 36/90 | Beds and sunny borders. | |
| Nerine | Pink | 8/20 | 12/30 | 20/50 | Beds, rock gardens and sunny borders. | |
| Late Summer Fall | Colchicum autumnale | White, Lilac Rose | 5/12.5 | 2/5 | 7/17.5 | Beds, sunny borders of trees and shrubs, and meadows. |
| Narcissus | White, Yellow | 8/20 | 2/5 | 40/16 | Beds, rock gardens, fresh cut flowers, and sunny borders of trees and shrubs. |