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Fall Blooming Bulbs
Swansons
offers 3 varieties of autumn blooming crocus which, happily,
flower and multiply in part sun as well as shade.
Fall
blooming crocus prefer some sunlight and will multiply over
the years. These bulbs are primed to bloom in September and/or
October. Choose and enjoy a wonderful
addition to your fall garden.
(
Note: Fall bloomihg bulbs are a seasonal item - generally available
Aug/Sept. )
Fall
Bulbs Are Fabulous!
Plant
Tulips, Daffodils, Crocus, and more this fall for color next spring. (Seasonally
available items - Sept. to Nov.)

There
is no better place than Swanson’s Nursery to find all your
favorite bulbs. We have over 175 varieties of tulips and narcissus
bulbs, plus hard to find bulbs like frittilaria, scillia, muscari,
iris, and alliums. We also have wonderfully fragrant paperwhite
and hyacinths for forcing indoors
Fill that empty pot with this recipe
Planting and layering bulbs close together in a container can
make for luscious, long-blooming display of color. Your bulb
container can provide color for an entire spring if you follow
this simple recipe. For a 16" pot
(with drainage holes) you will need the following bulbs:
6 dwf iris - 3" depth below soil
6 galanthus - 3" depth below soil
10 muscari - 3" depth below soil
5 single early tulips - 5" depth below soil
5 triumph tulips - 5" depth below soil
8 early or mid daffodils - 7" depth below soil
Plant 6 pansies or violas on the top to give color for months.
Click
here for a PDF on "Planting Mixed Bulbs in Containers."
The
following bulbs should be planted as soon as possible after
purchase as they are perishable:
Anemone Blanda - will grow well in partial shade, their delicate daisy-like blooms in blue, pink, lilac or white, nodding above
blue-green foliage. Soak tubers overnight before planting.
Eranthus - is a perfect choice to plant in sun to part shade
under and around deciduious trees and shrubs. Where silky yellow
blooms 2 to 6 inches tall with deeply cut fringed foliage will
delight the eye. Soak tubers overnight before planting.
Galanthus - or Snowdrops is another bulb that enjoys partial
shade. Plant bulbs 3 to 4 inches apart in clusters. We carry
four varieties of this symbol of early spring. (The entire genus
is protected by CITES; we carry only nursery propagated stock.)
Alliums -
Swansons features over 14 varieties of this sun-loving, easy
to grow bulb. A showy addition to any garden, alliums range incolor
from whites, yellows, pinks to blues, lilacs to deep maroon.
Growing 8 to over 40 inches tall, they are suitable for containers
as well as borders and beds. Almost all make excellent cut flowers. |