Tulips come in the widest selection of colors and varieties. When choosing your tulips, take note of the height and flowering time. Tulips identified as early will bloom anywhere from late March to mid April, depending upon the weather and your choice of planting location. Mid season tulips will bloom mid to late April or early May, again depending upon weather conditions and location. Late tulips will bloom mid May through early June.
Bulbs are spectacular when planted in large groups of a single or mixed varieties.
However you do not need either lots of space of a large number of bulbs to enjoy the beauty and grace of spring flowering bulbs. Tuck a few in almost any spot in your yard-between shrubs, next to a large rock, in perennial beds. You will be rewarded with a splash of color to brighten your yard and spirit long before most other flowering plants are ready to welcome spring. Many of these spring flowering bulbs make excellent cut flowers, bringing both color and fragrance inside for your enjoyment. In addition to the more common bulbs listed above, you will find a wide variety of more exotic bulbs from snowdrops to giant allium.