Popular Flower Bulbs

All sorts of different flowers can be purchased in bulb form, making them easy to plant and grow so that your garden has lots of color and beauty. Here's a discussion of some of the different bulbs you might want to consider.

Tulip

Tulip bulbs are a standard purchase and have never ceased to be popular. There's a good reason for that-in fact, several good reasons. There's something uniquely pleasing about the look of the tulip. The way the delicate yet thick petals rise up to enclose the heart of the tulip gives them an air of secrecy and romance. Tulips come in beautiful, striking colors. Vivid oranges, deep reds, and pure whites are some of the most popular. But if want something more delicate, you can get tulips in various pastel shades as well. For a really unusual effect, you can also get tulips that have black petals! Or for a really bold look, find a hybrid that has really large petals and plant a field of those.

Daffodils

Large yellow daffodils can give your garden the look and feel of a spring meadow. No one has to know how carefully you worked to give the appearance that these flowers just sprang up to please the walker at the edge of a forest. Daffodils also come in orange and cream colors that can be used instead of the yellow or mixed in. They come in small, delicate sizes, as well as the large ones, all of them looking like a petal cup surrounded by a petal saucer. Daffodils are long lasting flowers, which gives you more time per year to enjoy them. And they produce their own bulb clumps which you can easily harvest and plant, allowing you to enjoy choose the best specimens and enjoy them again the following year.

Hyacinths

Hyacinths look like feather dusters made of delicate flowers. In some varieties, the flowers are bell-shaped, adding to the charm. They come in a riot of colors including vivid purple, deep red, and a delicate off white. They look great grouped closely together as a rainbow. Another major attraction is their rich, perfumed smell. Hyacinths will provide a powerfully pleasing aroma for your garden.

Amaryllis

Amaryllis flowers have beautiful petals that open out to allow you to enjoy the full beauty of the flower. All this surrounds lovely, delicate pistils that stick out from the middle. Many people like to purchase two-colored amaryllis bulbs. An amaryllis with red outline petals and a white center radiating out like a star can be positively stunning. It's possible to grow amaryllis flowers inside, adding to their versatility.

Lilies

When you think of lilies, you think of white flowers. And the broad, delicate petals of the lily do look exceptionally charming in white. The petals look like crinkle crepe paper. But other colors can look gorgeous as well. A lily with mottled pink and white around the rims can be absolutely stunning. Lilies are upright flowers that can be planted easily next to shrubs and bushes. They're easy to grow and maintain. And they send off a lovely, strong perfume. A single lily can provide a pleasant aroma for an entire room.