Sunday, November 15, 2009

Are there only spring flowering bulbs?

Is autumn the only time you can plant bulbs.

Are there only spring flowering bulbs?
In Britain there are flowering plants which grow from bulbs for just about every time of year, from January through to late Autumn. There are many specialist bulb catalogues which sell all the varieties you could ever want, and a Google search will tell you their names.





All bulbs can be planted dry, but there are a number which do slightly better when planted "in the green", that is with some green growth and live roots attached. The catalogues will tell you which varieties prefer this.





Planting times vary according to the flowering times. Spring bulbs are usually planted in the Autumn; late summer bulbs are usually planted in the Spring, and so on.


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