Fragrant Bulb Flowers

By the end of summer when the days are cooler, the color deepens to an even darker pink. The flowers are 6-8” long and emit the well-loved nighttime fragrance. It is a free bloomer with a compact growth habit and a well-branched shape making it an excellent...

It's also an outstanding performer in a vase where it happily flowers for up to 10 days. The pinwheeled blooms of 'Pennhill Watermelon' Dinner Plate Dahlia are frilly and feminine and oh so fabulous! The pink-a-licious petals twist and twirl, lending...

Plant paperwhites indoors and you'll have fragrant blooms in 10-12 weeks. Any planter will do. Why be satisfied with just the same old "Paperwhites" for indoor bloom? Then, just water.

If you don't, here is the information you need. The flowers are wide-open and daisy-like for a really colorful display of their brilliant hues. 'Fire Pot' Dahlia is one of the brightest blooms in the garden! Water lily-like flowers arrive mid summer in...

1" around sides and at bottom. Aftercare: When all flowers are gone, cut off the tubular flower stems near the top of the bulb, leaving the foliage to continue growing. Once in flower, it's best to keep plant out of direct sunlight to keep the blooms...

Naturalizing Daffodils. All you have to do is pick the spots. The one thing to remember is that you won't be able to mow that area until the tops die down. And if you're planting wildflower seed, what could be easier that to pop in the bulbs when you...

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,...

And yes, these are the best-looking members of the family of Allium, which includes onions, leeks and chives. The beauty of the small lavender flowerheads of chives have always been a decorative highlight in herb gardens.

This Dutch Iris mix gives you all bi-colors with an accent on the newer gold and orangey tiger-type hybrids. They're just as elegant in your garden, with tall, stately stems and exquisite flowers in a range of colors.

Types of Dahlias: These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. But they are officially categorized by flower type or shape. If you don't, here is the information you need.

Growing Dahlias: All the gardener needs to do is plant the tubers after spring frosts in good garden soil with full sun. The 'bulbs' are actually tubers, and look a lot like peony roots--sort of like a bunch of carrots.

Put them into semi-shady spots, and they'll be up in no time. 'St Brigid' Anemone Mix delivers double-flowering, slighty-ruffled blooms in a rainbow of colors. 'French' anemones can be planted fall or spring, and grow from small irregularly-shaped bulbs...

Planting Hyacinths: Daffodils may be the symbol of spring. Plant your hyacinth bulbs close together for a dramatic display, either in groups of one color or as a rainbow of several shades.

Double Scarlet Begonias are a striking sight, with huge, full flowers that bloom in a brilliant scarlet red. 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...

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.

And these put up several multi-flowered stems from each bulb! To make indoor pots and bowls, simply arrange the paperwhite bulbs in a shallow bowl or pot so they don't touch one another.

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's the first to bloom in spring and the perfect companion tulip for Red Emperor. It is red, and from it, he hybridized the group that became known as the Emperor Tulips. (Tulipa fosteriana)

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

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...

All you have to do is pick the spots. But the best part is the ease of adding Tete a Tete to your meadow. So there is absolutely no maintenance for the wild bulbs, once you get them established.

Each flawless flower is comprised of thousands of pure white, crepe paper petals, and the tall, straight stems of this Persian buttercup make cutting and arranging as easy as can be.

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.

(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...

Purple Passion Mix includes purples ranging from dark to light and even bi-colors. Triumph Tulips have strong, sturdy stems, which makes them ideal in bad weather. They are excellent cut flowers as they have a long vase life.

1" around sides and at bottom. Aftercare: When all flowers are gone, cut off the tubular flower stems near the top of the bulb, leaving the foliage to continue growing. Once in flower, it's best to keep plant out of direct sunlight to keep the blooms...

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