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A Sparkling Spring Border Idea For Your Garden

Spring Combination Ideas, Bulb Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders

Spring Combination Ideas, Bulb Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Tulip Purple Flag,Tulip Hamilton,Tulip Purissima,Daffodil Minnow, Fritillaria Imperialis,Tulipa Purple Flag,Tulipa Hamilton,Tulipa Purissima,Narcissus Minno

Want vibrant colors in your late spring garden? An easy bulb combination to replicate? Try this: mix Daffodil ‘Minnow’ with Tulips ‘Purple Flag’, ‘Purissima’ and ‘Hamilton’. Plant them in the fall and wait patiently until early-mid spring when their bright colors will progressively electrify your borders!

Easy to grow, low care, most of these flowering bulbs have won prestigious awards!

 

Garden Information

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 4 - 8
Climate Zones 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden

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Tulipa 'Purple Flag',Tulip 'Purple Flag', Triumph Tulip 'Purple Flag', Triumph Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Purple Tulip

Tulipa 'Purple Flag' (Triumph Tulip)

Stunning! Tulip ‘Purple Flag’ features large, cup-shaped, bright royal purple blossoms in mid-spring.

Hardiness 3 - 8
Plant type Bulbs
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Mid)
Height 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread 4" (10cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Showy
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers
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Tulipa Hamilton, Tulip 'Hamilton', Fringed Tulip 'Hamilton', Fringed Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Tulipe Hamilton,Yellow Tulips, Tulipes Dentelles AGM Award

Tulipa 'Hamilton' (Fringed Tulip)

If you are looking for rays of sunshine in your spring garden, adopt this tulip! Award-winning Tulip ‘Hamilton’ is an extremely showy cultivar with its buttercup yellow flowers delicately fringed at the end.

Hardiness 3 - 8
Plant type Bulbs
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Late)
Height 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread 4" (10cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers
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Narcissus Minnow, Daffodil Minnow, Tazetta Daffodil 'Minnow', Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Tazetta daffodils, Miniature daffodils, Daffodils for indoor forcing,Narcissus, fragrant daffodil AGM Award

Narcissus 'Minnow' (Tazetta Daffodil)

Robust and delightfully fragrant, award-winner Narcissus ‘Minnow’ is a charming Miniature Daffodil with clusters of 2-5 flowers per stem, adorned with pale yellow petals and buttercup yellow cups in mid-spring. The petals gradually fade with age. Ideal for warmer climates, it is a great choice for rock gardens or containers.

Hardiness 5 - 9
Plant type Bulbs
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons Spring (Mid)
Height 6" - 8" (15cm - 20cm)
Spread 2" - 3" (5cm - 8cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought, Deer, Rabbit
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers
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Fritillaria Imperialis, Crown Imperial, mid Spring bloom, Fritillaria Lutea Maxima, late Spring bloom, yellow crown imperial AGM Award

Fritillaria imperialis 'Maxima Lutea' (Crown Imperial)

Award-winner Fritillaria imperialis ‘Maxima Lutea’ is a most impressive bulbous herbaceous perennial with its beautiful display of yellow pendant, bell-shaped flowers topped by a crown of small leaves and rising high at the end of an upright stem bearing lance-shaped, glossy leaves.

Hardiness 5 - 8
Plant type Bulbs, Perennials
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Seasons Spring (Mid, Late)
Height 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm)
Spread 7" - 8" (18cm - 20cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
Garden Uses Beds And Borders
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Tulipa 'Purissima', Tulip 'Purissima', Fosteriana Tulip 'Purissima', Tulip 'White Emperor', Fosteriana Tulip 'White Emperor', Fosteriana Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, White Tulip, Early tulip AGM Award

Tulipa 'Purissima' (Fosteriana Tulip)

Adored by gardeners and considered one of the prettiest white tulip cultivars, award-winning Tulip ‘Purissima’ is a classy and elegant tulip with broad pure white elongated petals and a creamy base.

Hardiness 3 - 8
Plant type Bulbs
Exposure Full Sun
Seasons Spring (Early, Mid)
Height 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread 4" (10cm)
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Acid, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Edging, Patio And Containers
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Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial)
Fritillaria Imperialis, Crown Imperial, mid Spring bloom, Fritillaria Lutea Maxima, Fritillaria Rubra Maxima, late Spring bloom
Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial)
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Tazetta Daffodils (Narcissus)
Tazetta Narcissus, Tazetta Daffodils, Narcissus Cragford, Narcissus Silver Chimes, Narcissus Geranium, Daffodil Cragford, Daffodil Silver Chimes, Daffodil Geranium, Spring bulbs, Spring bloom
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Fringed Tulips
Fringed Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowers, Tulip Arma, Tulip Blue Heron, Tulip Fringed Solstice, Tulip Burgundy Lace, Tulip Fringed Elegance, Bulbs Design, Spring Bulbs, Mid season tulip, late season tulip
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Triumph Tulips
Triumph Tulips, Barcelona, Negrita, Passionale, bulbs Design, Spring Bulbs, Summer Bulbs, Fall Fulbs, Landscaping Design, Garden Ideas
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 5 - 8
Heat Zones 4 - 8
Climate Zones 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders, Patio And Containers
Garden Styles Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
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