Better to spend less on premium-quality and get great results!Ĭhoose big, plump bulbs, as these have the most stored food and will produce the largest and most numerous blooms over the longest period of time. Bulbs that have been overlooked by previous buyers are smaller and less vigorous.Įven at bargain prices, these will provide less than mediocre results. Bulbs that have been sitting in store displays have been slowly losing vitality because they’ve been too warm for too long.Ģ. Waiting to purchase bulbs when they go on sale is a waste for two main reasons:ġ.
Whether purchasing bulbs at a local vendor or through mailorder and online catalogs, there are bargains and then there are ways to waste your money in the name of economy.
These include alliums, amaryllis, anemones, brodiaeas, crocuses, daffodils, freesias (so fragrant!), fritillarias, galanthus, baby glads, glory-of-the-snows, grape and Dutch and wood hyacinths, Dutch irises, ixias, leucojums, lycoris, montbretias, narcissus, nerine, paperwhites, peonies, ranunculus, scilla, snowdrops, sparaxis, tigridia, tritonia, triteleia, tulips, dog¬tooth violets, watsonias, and winter aconites. Now’s the time to purchase and plant first-quality bulbs for spring bloom.
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