It’s Time to Plan and Plant Summer Bulbs
The role of Summer Bulbs is to fill in open spaces after the Spring Show is done; they “kick it up a notch” by adding by adding color and texture over the warm months and also are good cut flowers. While some are frost-tender, a lot are totally hardy, especially with current climate trends. One of the great features of bulbs is that once they’re planted, no special care is required.
Below is a partial list of the many Summer Bulbs. I have chosen these as examples since they are not attractive to deer.
| Agapanthus | Dahlia | Lilium |
| Allium | Dodecatheon | Lycoris |
| Amerine | Fritillaria | Mirabalis |
| Bletilla | Galtonia | Muhlenbergia |
| Caladium | Gladiolus | Polianthes |
| Calla Lilly | Gloriosa | Tigridia |
| Camassia | Hedychium | Treteleia |
| Canna | Hyacinthoides | Tuberrose |
| Colocasia | Ixiolirion | Zantedeshia |
| Crinum | Kniphofia | Zephyranthes |
| Crocosmia | Liatris |
If you have time and are inclined these can be perused online; or contact me and we can discuss what would work best in your garden and be aesthetically appealing to you.
Let’s all get outside and Enjoy the Spring!