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Bulbs for Fall Planting Bulb - Definition
“A rounded, underground storage organ consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy, modified leaves that lies dormant over winter”
poised and ready Bulb “Benefits” • Beauty • Expand the “bloom window” in your garden • Companion planting potential • Added value to the landscape • Wildlife
Bulb “Drawbacks”
• Can be expensive • Time-consuming to plant • Rodent/pest issues • Finding space • The commitment to actually plant what you purchase!
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Timing for Bulb Planting Planting Depth
• October is ideal • Plant the bulb at a depth 3 times the • Before height of the bulb Thanksgiving is ok • This depth is • If you can get a measured from the shovel in the bottom of the bulb ground, go for it! when planted. • The “latest • For example, a 2” window” … ‘Stresa’ tulip bulb (to the right) goes 6” down.
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Bulb Spacing
• Variety and size dependent • Tight spacing recommended on limited “impact “bulbs • Conservative spacing on Narcissus and other naturalizers • Don’t ever let bulbs touch in the hole
Bulb Fertilization
• At the time of planting • Again in spring with green shoots emerge • Not once they have started to bloom or throughout the bloom period
Some “Tools of the Trade”
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Bulb “Lasagna”
• This technique involves utilizing your deeply planted hole for 2- 3 layers of bulbs that will maximize the tandem color and/or duration of sequential blooms in that space.
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The Bulb Lawn
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Eranthis hyemalis
Galanthus nivalis
Crocus sp.
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Scilla siberica
Puschkinia libanotica
Scilla siberica ‘Alba’
Chionodoxa sp.
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Daffodils
13 Divisions Narcissus ‘Brackenhurst’
Narcissus ‘Replete’ Narcissus ‘My Story’
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‘Rip Van Winkle’
Muscari armeniacum
Muscari latifolium
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Muscari botryoides ‘Album’ Muscari ‘Mt. Hood’
Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’ Anemone blanda ‘Blue Shades’
Anemone blanda ‘Alba’ Hyacinthus ‘Delft Blue’
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Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Danube’ Tulip Time!
Tulip Basics • Roughly 15 different types • Be sure to consider bloom timing (early, mid and late) • Flower form is an important feature • Consider species tulips too!
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Tulipa ‘Rai’
Tulipa ‘Foxtrot’
T. fosteriana ‘Juan’
Tulipa ‘Hocus Pocus’
Tulipa tarda
T. greigii ‘Corsage’
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Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria meleagris ‘Rubra Maxima’
‘Aureo-Marginata’
‘Lutea Maxima’
Awesome Alliums!
Allium ‘Purple Sensation’
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Allium ‘Mt. Everest’
Allium ‘Globemaster’
Allium karataviense
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Allium karataviense ‘Ivory Queen’
Allium christophii
Allium giganteum
Allium azureum
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Bulb Lifting
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