HOW TO PLANT BULBS — Bulbs can be planted in layers by digging up an entire area down to the proper depth, placing the bulbs and covering; or in individual holes dug for each bulb. Individual planting is made easier with a bedding plant auger.
Planting Bulbs
Below is a wonderful list of bulb-like plants to add to the garden for extra interest! Spring Flowering: Daffodils, Narcissus, Leucojum (Snowflake), Scilla (Roman Hyacinth), Anomatheca laxa (Painted Petals) Louisiana Iris, Dutch Iris, Ipheon (Star Flower), Tulipa clusiana & T. chrysantha (species Tulip), and Sprekelia (Aztec Lily) Summer Flowering: Oriental (Fragrant) Asiatic Lilies (Trumpet), Polianthes (Tuberoses), Watsonia (Bugle Lily), Gloriosa lily, Caladium, Haemanthus (Blood Lily), Gladiolas byzantinus (Magenta Byzantine Glad), Hedychium (Butterfly Ginger), Kaempferia (Peacock Ginger), Curcuma (Hidden Ginger) Fall Flowering: Rhodophiala (School […]
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