Remember second rate bulbs produce second rate flowers don t sprout at all and often don t return year after year.
Bulbs to plant in fall.
Daffodils members of the narcissus family daffodils erupt in shades of white and yellow in mid march to announce the arrival of spring.
Best bulbs to plant in the fall.
If you can find a spot that gets only afternoon sun you ll get the most abundant blooms.
Let s start by talking about some of the best bulbs for fall planting.
Available for purchase from spring through fall we ll ship them to your door when it s time to plant.
Or make sure you buy your bulbs from a reputable nursery or garden center.
Many bulbs need 16 to 18 weeks of cold temperatures to produce blooms the following spring or summer.
In general the optimum time to plant bulbs in fall is when the soil temperature is 60 f 16 c or cooler but before first frost.
Since these are fall bloomers don t wait too late to plant your bulbs.
Bulbs can be ordered from a mail order catalog ahead of time so that the bulbs arrive right in time for fall planting.
If you want to herald spring with a burst of color you need to plan ahead because these bulbs must be planted in fall.
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.
Colchicum needs a moisture retentive soil and partial shade.
Sleek blue stripes alight the white tepals on 4 tall flower.
These flowering bulbs are the surest signs that spring has arrived with some bulbs even blooming when there s still snow on the ground.
Some of these are spring flowering bulbs while a couple bloom a bit later in the season.
Late summer is preferable to late autumn.