|
|
Best month for planting |
Depth of top of bulb below surface (cms) |
Distance apart (cms) |
|
Allium |
Oct |
10 |
10 |
|
Anemone fulgens |
Oct |
5 |
5 |
|
Anemone (St Brigid) |
Oct |
5 |
5 |
|
Anthericum |
Oct |
10 |
15 |
|
Belladonna Lily |
Aug |
10 |
15 |
|
Bluebells |
Aug |
10 |
8 to 10 |
|
Bulbocodium |
Aug |
10 |
10 |
|
Camassia |
Oct |
10 |
10 |
|
Chionodoxa |
Aug |
8 |
8 |
|
Colchicum |
Aug |
10 |
8 to 12 |
|
Crinum |
Oct |
15 |
45 |
|
Crocus (spring) |
Oct |
5 to 8 |
8 to12 |
|
Crocus (autumn) |
July |
5 to 8 |
8 to12 |
|
Daffodils |
Sept/Oct |
10 to 15 |
15 |
|
Erythronium |
Aug |
10 |
8 |
|
Fritillaria |
July/August |
10 |
6 to 9 |
|
Galtonia |
Nov |
10 |
20 |
|
Gladiolus |
April |
10 |
20 |
|
Gladiolus (colvillei type) |
Nov |
10 |
20 |
|
Hyacinths |
Oct |
10 |
7 |
|
Iris (English) |
Sept |
12 |
8 to12 |
|
Iris (Spanish) |
Sept |
10 |
10 |
|
Iris (reticulata) |
Sept |
10 |
8 |
|
Ixia |
Sept |
8 |
10 |
|
Leucojum |
Aug |
8 |
10 |
|
Lilium auratum |
Oct |
10 to 15 |
30 |
|
L candidum |
Aug |
12 |
30 |
|
L bulbiferum |
Oct |
10 to 15 |
30 |
|
L henryi |
Oct |
10 to 15 |
30 |
|
L pardalinum |
Oct |
10 |
30 |
|
L speciosum |
Oct |
10 to 15 |
30 |
|
L tigrinum |
Oct |
10 to 15 |
30 |
|
Lily of the Valley |
Nov |
5 |
10 |
|
Montbretia |
March |
8 |
6 |
|
Muscari |
Oct |
8 |
8 |
|
Ornithogalum |
Oct |
10 |
10 |
|
Scilla sibirice |
Aug |
8 |
8 |
|
Snowdrops |
Aug |
8 to 10 |
8 |
|
Stembergia |
July |
8 |
10 |
|
Tigridia |
April |
10 |
10 |
|
Trillium |
Oct |
8 |
10 |
|
Tritonia |
March |
10 |
10 |
|
Tulips (long stem) |
Nov |
12 |
20 |
|
Tulips (short stem) |
Nov |
10 |
15 |
|
Winter Aconite |
Aug |
8 to12 |
8 to12 |
Bulb Size
The majority of our bulbs will have a bulb size mentioned ( i.e. 7/8cm or 12/14cm) this size relates to the circumference of the bulb in question.
