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Allium
schoenoprasum
CHIVES
Type:
culinary herb
Bloom
season: spring - mid summer
Flower
colors: pink
Height
& Spread: 15" tall; 2'
feet wide
Site
& Soil: full sun; good well-drained fertile soil; if there is poor
drainage
the bulbs can easily rot
Origin:
northern hemisphere, mainly in the Mediterranean area.
Use:
for herb gardens, edging vegetable plots; grown for its edible foliage
which can
be
used in omelettes and other dishes. Also rockeries for its flowers.
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Allium
giganteum
FLOWERING ONION
Type:
bulb
Bloom
season: June
Flower
colors: pink
Height
& Spread: 4 feet tall; 12 inches wide
Site
& Soil: thrives best in full sun, will tolerate light shade ; average
well-drained soil
Zones:
5 -8
Crocus
CROCUS
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 8
Type of bulb: corm
Bloom season:
spring; other varieties bloom in winter and fall
Height & Spread:
2 - 8 inches tall; 6 inches wide
Site & Soil: full
sun; well- drained;
Cyclamen
persicum
PERSIAN VIOLET
Hardiness: Zones
6 - 9
Type of bulb: tuber
Bloom season: spring,
other varieties bloom in fall and winter
Height & Spread:
3 - 12 inches tall; 8 inches wide
Site & Soil: light
shade; moist, well-drained soil
Special interest:
long season of bloom
Darwin
tulip
TULIP 'jule
of spring'
Type: true bulb,
hybrid
Bloom season: early
spring
Height & Spread:
12 -14 " tall; 4" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun to partial shade; well-drained fertile sandy soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 9
Fritillaria
imperialis
FRITILLARY
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: spring
to early summer
Height & Spread:
8
- 36" tall; 12" wide
Site & Soil: sun
or part shade; fertile, moist, well-drained sandy soil
Hardiness: zones
3 - 9
Fosteriana
tulip
TULIP
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: early
spring
Height & Spread:
8" tall; 4" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun to partial shade; well-drained fertile sandy soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 8
Greigii
tulip
TULIP 'toronto'
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: early
spring
Height & Spread:
12 -14 " tall; 4" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun to partial shade; well-drained fertile sandy soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 8
Hippeastrum
AMARYLLIS
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: spring
Height & Spread:
1- 2 ' tall; 1' wide
Site & Soil:
full sun; moist, well-drained sandy soil
Hardiness: tender
or Zones: 9 - 11
Hyacinthus
Orientalis
HYACINTH
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: early
spring
Height & Spread:
4 - 12" tall; 6" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun; well-drained fertile soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 7
Iris
IRIS (beardless)
Type: bulb
Bloom season: summer
Height & Spread:
2'
tall; 1' wide
Site & Soil:
open sunny site or light shade; any good garden soil
Hardiness: zones
5 - 9 |
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Iris
'gay parasol'
IRIS (Tall bearded)
Type: rhizome
Bloom season: early
summer
Height & Spread:
28" tall: 15" wide
Site & Soil:
open sunny site; any good garden soil
Hardiness: zones
5 - 9
Iris
IRIS 'gold gallore'
Type: (Tall bearded)
rhizome
Bloom season: early
summer
Height & Spread:
28" tall: 15" wide
Site & Soil:
open sunny site; any good garden soil
Hardiness: zones
5 - 9
Iris
IRIS 'ruby chimes'
Type: (intermediate)
rhizome
Bloom season: late
spring
Height & Spread:
15 - 28" tall: 12" wide
Site & Soil:
open sunny site; any good garden soil
Hardiness: zones
5 - 9
Lilium
LILY
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: summer
Height & Spread:
2 - 4 feet tall; 8 inches wide
Site & Soil:
full sun to light shade; moist-well drained soil
Hardiness: zones
3- 9
Muscari
armeniacum
GRAPE HYACINTH
Type: bulb
Bloom season: early
spring to early summer
Height & Spread:
6 - 16" tall; 4" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun; well-drained soil
Hardiness: zones
3- 8
Narcissus
'Professor Einstein'
DAFFODILS (Large-cupped
Narcissi)
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: late
winter to late spring
Height & Spread:
1
-2 ft.
Site & Soil:
full sun to shade; well-drained soil
Narcissus
'Dutch Master'
DAFFODILS (Trumpet
daffodils)
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: late
winter to late spring
Height & Spread:
6" - 18" tall
Site & Soil:
full sun to shade; well-drained soil
Narcissus
'Ice Follies'
DAFFODILS (Large-cupped
Narcissi)
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: late
winter to late spring
Height & Spread:
1
-2 ft.
Site & Soil:
full sun to shade; well-drained soil
Narcissus
(Cyclamineus)
DAFFODILS 'Tete A
Tete'
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: early
spring
Height & Spread:
10"
tall' 10" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun to shade; well-drained soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 10
Hyacinthus Orientalis
HYACINTH 'Blue Jacket'
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: spring
Height & Spread:
4 - 12" tall; 6" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun; well-drained fertile soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 7
Negrita
tulip
TULIP
Type: true bulb
Bloom season: mid
to late spring
Height & Spread:
20" tall; 8" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun, part sun; well-drained fertile soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 7
Scilla
sibirica
SIBERIAN SQUILL
Type: bulb
Bloom season: early
to mid spring
Height & Spread:
6" tall; 3" wide
Site & Soil:
full sun to partial shade; average, well-drained fertile soil
Hardiness: Zones
3 - 8
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