Comparing Diverse
Spring-Planted Bulbs
Spring-Planted Bulbs
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| Common Name | Date | Latin Name | Special Qualities | Height | Zones | Grow in Pots? |
| elephant ears | 1739 | Colocasia esculenta | exuberant & easy | 3-5’ | 7b-11 or as annual | great in pots |
| ‘Illustris’ elephant ears | 1902 | Colocasia ‘Illustris’ | black with apple-green veins | 3’ | 8-11 or as annual | great in pots |
| montbretia | 1879 | Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | original Southern heirloom | 3’ | 7-9S/11W | |
| ‘Hyperion’ daylily | 1925 | Hemerocallis ‘Hyperion’ | lemon yellow, classic form | 4’ | 4-8S/10W | |
| ‘Kwanso’ double daylily | 1860 | Hemerocallis fulva ‘Kwanso’ | three blooms in one | 4’ | 4-8S/10W | |
| lemon lily, custard lily | 1570 | Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus | true, fragrant original | 3’ | 3-7a | |
| St. Joseph’s lily | 1799 | Hippeastrum x johnsonii | hardiest amaryllis, red | 2’ | 7-11 (6b?) | challenging in pots |
| ‘Gracchus’ iris | 1884 | Iris ‘Gracchus’ | luminous Wave Hill favorite | 2’ | 3-7S/10W | |
| ‘Madame Chereau’ iris | 1844 | Iris ‘Madame Chereau’ | white feathered with purple | 3’ | 3-7S/10W | |
| ‘Wabash’ iris | 1936 | Iris ‘Wabash’ | vibrant Dykes Medalist | 3’ | 3-7S/10W | |
| ‘Mexican Single’ tuberose | 1530 | Polianthes tuberosa | richly fragrant, Aztec relic | 3-4’ | 8-11 or as annual | great in pots |
| ‘Pearl’ double tuberose | 1870 | Polianthes tuberosa ‘Pearl’ | richly fragrant, double | 3’ | 8-11 or as annual | great in pots |
| autumn daffodil, sternbergia | 1596 | Sternbergia lutea | animal-proof, fall-blooming | 6-9” | 7-9 | |
| white rain lily | 1826 | Zephyranthes candida | white, early fall blooming | 5-7” | 7-11 | possible in pots |
| yellow rain lily | 1880 | Zephyranthes citrina | yellow, self-sows | 6-8” | 7-10 | possible in pots |
| pink rain lily, fairy lily | 1825 | Zephyranthes grandiflora | pink, larger flowers | 6-10” | 8-10 or in pots | great in pots |
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