Don't get stuck in a bulb rut. Plant something different this Fall for a spectactular display next Spring! Hyacinths are stately, upright plants, and should be planted in clumps or drifts rather than in straight lines to soften their stiff appearance. Muscari, or grape hyacinths, are as fragrant as they are colorful. Small, vibrant, early-spring bloomers, muscari also are wonderfully inexpensive. Originally found blooming on hillsides in the Mediterranean and Central Asia, anemone, or windflower, sprouts forth with cheery daisylike blooms in a rainbow's selection of colors. Learn more about the different types of bulbs to use in your gardens this spring.
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Daylily flowers have been called a gardener's dream. Reliable, versatile, and easy to grow, they range in height from 1 to 6 feet tall, bearing clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in numerous forms (plain, ruffled, single, double, striped, and bi-colored) and every color except blue and pure white.
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From Asiatic hybrids flowering in June, to Oriental hybrids in August, to species in between and beyond, there is a lily for every garden. Many species are native to North America. Most are easy to grow as long as they have fairly rich soil and good drainage.
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Related to amaryllis, the dramatic and exotic kaffir lily produces billiant clusters of flowers above straplike leaves. Place in medium light of east window. Avoid full sun. Let soil dry out between thorough waterings. Water just enough to keep leaves alive during dormancy.
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