Christmas Flower Bulbs

Any planter will do. Grand Soleil D'Or has rich golden bloom with orange trumpets. Plant paperwhites indoors and you'll have fragrant blooms in 10-12 weeks. It's easy! How to grow Indoor Narcissus Almost everyone knows "Paperwhites," the fragrant miniature...

But they are officially categorized by flower type or shape. The always-double flowers are up to 8", sometimes a whopping 10" across, so the name makes sense. If you know them, you know all about it.

Expect at least two stems with several blooms each. 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 zoom into growth.

All you have to do is pick the spots. Holland Sensation gives you golden yellow trumpets with pure white petals. Naturalizing Daffodils. Best of all, daffodils increase over the years, each bulb developing into a blooming clump.

Every bulb you plant grows a beautiful bouquet of tulips to enjoy either in the garden, in patio pots, or as cut flowers. Single Late Tulip Flaming Club produces five or more flowers per stem.

Unappealing to most wildlife. But in recent years, gardeners have become fascinated with the larger Alliums, particular the giants. Experienced gardeners plant these giant Alliums in groups of several bulbs, set very close together.

A true rainbow of beautiful combinations. This Dutch Iris mix gives you all bi-colors with an accent on the newer gold and orangey tiger-type hybrids. Not to be confused with the even larger bearded or German iris that bloom in late spring, these beauties...

The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense. But they are officially categorized by flower type or shape. It's best to position them against a wall or be ready to stake them, since they are brittle,...

(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...

Hardy in zones 7-10, these are considered an annual in all other zones. 'French' anemones can be planted fall or spring, and grow from small irregularly-shaped bulbs that look sort of like weathered wood chips.

Plant your hyacinth bulbs close together for a dramatic display, either in groups of one color or as a rainbow of several shades. True Blue, not purple, is the hallmark of this beauty.

Ideal in window boxes, containers or shady beds, plant these colorful beauties to revive dark areas. Double Scarlet Begonias are a striking sight, with huge, full flowers that bloom in a brilliant scarlet red.

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...

(Narcissus tazetta) They're the sweet-smelling daffodils that bloom just as well on your coffee table as regular daffodils do in your garden. With elegant, slightly fragrant blooms, the Paperwhite Inbal is a must-have indoors this season.

Prefers moist soils. 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. This tulip defines elegance with its huge pristine white blooms and fragrance. It's the first to bloom in spring and the perfect companion tulip for Red Emperor.

Purple Shamrock is a mounding plant that boasts deep, almost black, shamrock-shaped foliage. (Oxalis triangularis) 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.

Holland is not the ancestral home of any bulb flowers. Naturalizing Daffodils. But it's the home of almost all the hybrids, since the Dutch hybridizers have not only created thousands of new flowers gardeners love, they've developed a huge national industry...

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. 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.

The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense. But they are officially categorized by flower type or shape. It's best to position them against a wall or be ready to stake them, since they are brittle,...

Dramatic tulip blooms make beautiful cut flower arrangements so be sure to plant extra! Purple Passion Mix includes purples ranging from dark to light and even bi-colors. They are excellent cut flowers as they have a long vase life.

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 zoom into growth. Simply remove each flower as it begins to pale.

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

(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 as the ones you buy in any flower shop.

But when they bloom, that's only the beginning. 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.