These flowering bulbs are the surest signs that spring has arrived with some bulbs even blooming when there s still snow on the ground.
Bulbs to plant in fall.
Colchicum needs a moisture retentive soil and partial shade.
Late summer is preferable to late autumn.
Many bulbs need 16 to 18 weeks of cold temperatures to produce blooms the following spring or summer.
Bulbs can be ordered from a mail order catalog ahead of time so that the bulbs arrive right in time for fall planting.
Let s start by talking about some of the best bulbs for fall planting.
Or make sure you buy your bulbs from a reputable nursery or garden center.
You could get flowers the first year if you plant early enough.
If you can find a spot that gets only afternoon sun you ll get the most abundant blooms.
The ideal winter soil temperature during this time is 35 45 f 2 8 c.
11 of 13 photo by a4ndreas getty images striped squill flower puschkinia scilloides native to the middle east and caucasus striped squill flower is another early blooming fall bulb.
Remember second rate bulbs produce second rate flowers don t sprout at all and often don t return year after year.
Plant these fall bulbs in rich well drained humus and they ll bloom in spring and early summer.
Sleek blue stripes alight the white tepals on 4 tall flower.
Daffodils members of the narcissus family daffodils erupt in shades of white and yellow in mid march to announce the arrival of spring.
Some of these are spring flowering bulbs while a couple bloom a bit later in the season.
Since these are fall bloomers don t wait too late to plant your bulbs.
Available for purchase from spring through fall we ll ship them to your door when it s time to plant.