Quick Reference Bulb Planting Chart

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Posted by Stephanie | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 24-11-2008

While searching for more information about our spring bulb line-up I came across this handy little bulb planting guide. This is the same information that is shipped with the Park Seed orders. The full booklet tells you how to plant, where to plant, and other general care tips for a long list of garden plants. I thought this bulb chart was especially handy.

Item

Planting
Time

Flowering
Time

Height(in.)

Depth
to Plant (in.)

Distance
Apart (in.)

Allium

Spring
or Fall

late
spring, early summer

various

2 X
Diam. Of the bulb

6-8

Amaryllis

4-6
weeks before booms are desired

spring,
unless forced

12-18

1/3
of bulb above ground

Pot
2" larger than bulb

Anemone

fall

early
spring

4-12

2-3

2-4

Butterfly
Amaryllis

4-6
weeks before booms are desired

spring,
unless forced

24

base
of bulb blow soil line

6"
pot

Calla
Lilly (Zantedeschia)

late
spring

early
to mid summer

12-18

3

6

Colchium

aug.-sept.

sept.-oct.

4-8

3-4

6-8

Crocus,
Autumn

sept.-dec.

fall

2-6

2-3

2-6

Crocus,
Spring

sept.-dec.

early
spring

2-6

2-3

2-6

Cyclamen

late
summer, early fall

fall

6

top
of corm level with soil

6-12

Eranthis

early
fall

early
spring

3

2

1-2

Eremurus
Foxtail Lilly

sept.-dec.

June

4-8

4-6

2-3

Freesia

early
spring

summer

18-24

3

1

Fritillaria
Imperialis

fall

early
spring

18-24

4-6

6-8

Fritillaria
Meleagris

fall

spring

12

3-4

1

Galanthus

fall

early
spring

4-6

2-3

2

Gladiolus,
Hardy

fall
or early spring

spring

18

2-4

3-4

Hermodactylus

fall

early
spring

6-12

3-4

3-4

Hyacinth

fall

early
spring

9-18

4-6

6

Ipheion

fall

early
spring

8-10

3-4

1

Iris,
Bulbous

aug.-sept.

early
spring

4-24

2-3

4-6

Leucojum
Summer Snowflake

fall

April

12

4-6

4

Lily

fall
or spring

early
spring

2-8

4-6

9-18

Lily
of The Valley Convallaria

fall
or spring

May-June

6-8

1

3-4

Lycoris
Hardy Amaryllis

mid-summer
to fall

late
summer, early fall

12-18

2-4

5-8

Muscari

late
summer, early fall

early
spring

6-9

3

2-3

Narcissus,
Daffodils

sept.-oct.

Apr.-May

12-24

5-6

6-8

Oxalis

fall

spring

2-8

2

2-6

Ranunculus

spring

early
spring

8-12

1.5

6

Scillia
Hispanica

fall

spring

15

2-3

4-5

Scilllia
Siberica

fall

mar.-apr.

6

3

3-6

Tulip
Hybrid

fall

spring

6-18

6-8

3-6

Tulip
Species

fall

spring

4-8

2-3

1-2

Zephyranthes

spring

mid-summer

9-12

1-2

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Amaryllis: The Best Diversion From Inclement Weather

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Posted by Stephanie | Posted in Bulbs | Posted on 18-11-2008

Amaryllis ZombieThere are always indoor projects to keep you preoccupied
inside while the ice and wind lays waste to everything you've worked
for all season. Like amaryllis! Yay! Wonderful, holiday-cheery, Amaryllis mocks your freezing gardens and floppy flower beds with it huge radiant
tropical blooms. With your new fun friends Pizazz, Razzle Dazzle, Rock N'
Roll, Zombie, and Candy Stripe you won't have time to think about all of the
things you can't do outside right now.

Time for fall planting is being carried off in a brisk wind. We're having record lows here on the east coast. I expect a few warm days before hard winter, but if you've got bulbs to get in the ground, depending on where you are, it may be a little too late to get them established. Hopefully, you handled all of that a month ago, unlike me. I guess it's okay, I can keep them in a cool dry place until the ground warms up in the spring. We are already starting to list a few of our Bulbs for spring planting, those will not ship until it is time to plant them next year. I can't wait, I want to try a few of the new tulip culti-vars.