Wild Iris Bulbs
The Best Flowers For Spring
By Jennifer Houck
After a long, cold winter, you are probably anxious for the
first signs of spring. Springtime automatically brings thoughts
of flowers. Choosing the best flowers for spring can be
difficult and it is often confusing. Perhaps the most effective
way to ensure spring flowers that bloom each year is to plant
bulbs in the fall to mid-winter. There are of course flowering
plants that you can purchase from your local nursery, but you
will want to make sure any chance of freezing weather has
passed before planting and in many areas of the country, spring
does not arrive until late in the season and by that time you
will want to plants flowers in anticipation of summer. You
always have the option of purchasing bulbs that have been grown
in pots over the winter and are in stock in most garden centers
beginning in the late winter months. Here are a few choices of
flowering plants that are suitable to plant now and will
produce early spring flower:
Winter Aconite, or Eranthis hyemalis, will give you yellow
flowers approximately three inches in height and resemble
common buttercups. These particular bulbs may begin to flower
as early as January if you live in a warm area and you will get
the best results if you plant them in masses as they grow low
to the ground.
Glory Of The Snow, or Chionodoxa luciliare, produce flowers
that are bright blue with a white center. The plants will grow
between six and ten inches tall, making this particular plant
very handy for walkways, borders, and rock gardens. You may
also be able to find white/pink varieties depending on the area
in which you live
Spring Snowflake, or leucojum vernum, give you bell-shaped
flowers that droop from the green part of the plant. These
plants will be six to twelve inches in height and are white in
color with small green spots on the ends of the petals. You
will get the best results if you plant them in clumps and you
can expect to see blooms in late February to early March. As
with any other springtime bulb, they are best planted in the
fall but you can plant in the mid to late winter if you
purchase potted bulbs that have already begun the growing
cycle.
Netted Iris, or iris reticulate, are wonderfully scented and
are most commonly purple in color, although you can also find
light blue and white irises in many areas. Irises are one of
the earliest blooming plants and you can expect a beautiful
display of flowers in early March. As with any other type of
bulb, after several growing seasons you will have to thin the
bulbs from time to time, as they tend to reproduce rapidly and
could actually begin to stunt the growth of the plants due to
over-crowding
About the Author:
Jennifer Houck is the owner of http://www.bestflowergrowers.com, the
Best Flower resource for learning how to
grow your flowers.
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