How to Plant Bulbs in Fall
Spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, tulips and hyacinths are generally planted in fall. Here's how to do it right and ensure a wonderfully colorful spring.
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How to Plant Daffodils
Daffodils (Narcissus spp.) bloom in late winter and early spring, dotting landscapes with patches of sunny brilliance. Depending on variety, these long-lived perennial bulbs may be hardy from U.S....
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How to Plant Bulbs in Containers
Spring-flowering bulbs like daffodils and tulips are easy to grow in pots. Plant them in fall at the same time as you'd put bulbs in the ground. Here's how to create containers of showstoppers for your...
View ArticleHow to Dig and Store Tuberous Begonias
Tuberous begonias have magnificent flowers. To keep them growing year after year, the tubers must be dug from the ground and stored during cold weather. Fleshy begonia tubers will rot if left to...
View ArticleHow to Care for Dahlias
Spectacular color and exotic flower shapes make dahlias stand out in a border or bed. Review "How to Plant Dahlias" for planting tips. The following steps will keep dahlias blooming heartily for many...
View ArticleHow to Grow Amaryllis Outdoors
Amaryllis grow well outdoors in sunny or partially shaded spots and freely draining soil. In USDA zones 8 through 10, amaryllis can grow outdoors year-round.
View ArticleHow to store plant bulbs for winter
Not all perennial bulbs are winter-hardy throughout the country. Some bulbs must be removed from their planting area and stored until the Spring.
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How to Grow Daylilies
Daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.) are low-maintenance, versatile garden perennials that are notable for their showy, trumpetlike blooms and graceful, arching leaves. Often massed together to create a...
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How to Care for a Caladium
You can add a tropical touch of the Amazon River to your own backyard by growing caladiums (Caladium x hortulanum), a colorful foliage alternative to flowering plants. Although caladiums are Brazilian...
View ArticleHow to Grow a Surprise Lily
The surprise lily (Lycoris squamigera) blooms in August when few others plants are providing color to the garden. In early spring daffodil-like leaves emerge briefly and wilt. Several weeks later, the...
View ArticleHow to Grow Grape Hyacinth
Plant it and forget it is a good description of the reliable grape hyacinth. This early bloomer sends up spikes of blue or purple grape-like flowers in the center of grassy clumps. Spring beds of...
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How to Care for Spider Lilies
Of more than 20 spider lily (Lycoris spp.) varieties, red spider lilies (Lycoris radiata) are the ones most commonly grown in home gardens, and with good reason. Sensuously curving, rose-red petals and...
View ArticleHow to Plant Tigridia Bulbs
Tigridia bulbs flower in the summer, reach 18 to 24 inches in height, and produce gladiola-like leaves and a tri-petal flower ranging in color from white, yellow and cream to orange, pink, red and...
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How to Grow Tulips
Few plants say "spring" like the tulip (*Tulipa spp.*), which comes in dozens of different flower shapes and colors. About 100 different species exist, but all need cold temperatures during the winter...
View ArticleHow to Transplant Daffodils
Daffodil bulbs are simple to transplant, whether grown in the ground or in pots, but transplant only when the bulbs are dormant.
View ArticleHow to Store Daffodil Bulbs
Sometimes, daffodil bulbs must be stored between lifting and replanting to keep them on their strict growth schedule. Keep them dry and cool for their health.
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How to Care for a Lily Tiger Flower
The vibrant glow of a bright orange tiger lily flower is a garden favorite, wIth it's fragrant scent and good looks. All of these attribute of such a wonderous flower, leaves many to wonder why it is...
View ArticleHow to Grow Bluebells
Bluebells. Known as Hyacinthoides or Virginia Bluebells, these flowers are great for naturalizing under deciduous trees or in mass plantings in the yard. Thriving in USDA Zones 2 to 8, the Bluebell has...
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How to Grow Star of Bethlehem Flowers
Like a fine arts museum observing holiday hours, star-of-Bethlehem (*Ornithogalum umbellatum*) shares its picturesque, green-striped white blooms all too briefly. For a few weeks each spring, they open...
View ArticleHow to Plant Bulbs in Fall
Spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, tulips and hyacinths are generally planted in fall. Here's how to do it right and ensure a wonderfully colorful spring.
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