Flowering Bulbs

Snowdrop

Delicate nodding bells that bloom fearlessly in late winter cold.

Crocus

One of the first signs of spring, pushing through snow with jewel-toned cups.

Tete-a-Tete Daffodil

Miniature golden trumpets, two to three per stem, on a tiny plant. The earliest daffodil and the best one for containers and the front of the bed.

Winter Aconite

Buttercup-yellow blooms that push through frozen ground before the crocuses.

Anemone de Caen

Poppy-like flowers in jewel tones bloom in mid-spring over ferny foliage.

Apricot Beauty Tulip

Soft salmon-apricot single early blooms with a delicate sweet fragrance. One of the first tulips to flower in spring.

Daffodil

Cheerful trumpets that naturalize beautifully and return stronger each year.

Fawn Lily

Mottled leaves and nodding white flowers with swept-back petals emerge in early spring from Pacific Northwest woodlands.

Glory-of-the-Snow

Star-shaped blooms that appear as snow melts. Naturalizes into drifts.

Grape Hyacinth

Tiny grape-like clusters that spread into rivers of blue over time.

Hyacinth

Dense, intensely fragrant spikes. One bulb can perfume an entire room.

Ice Follies Daffodil

White petals frame a wide, ruffled cup that opens yellow and fades to cream. Multiplies fast.

King Alfred Daffodil

The classic golden trumpet daffodil. Naturalizes into massive sweeps that return for decades.

Mount Hood Daffodil

Large pure white trumpets that age from cream to bright white. The classic white daffodil for naturalizing under trees.

Persian Buttercup

Ruffled, rose-like blooms in vivid colors brighten cool spring beds and pots.

Pink Charm Daffodil

White petals around a creamy cup banded in coral pink. The most reliable pink daffodil for borders and naturalizing.

Scilla

Carpets of brilliant blue that naturalize under trees with zero effort.

Tulip

The classic spring icon in almost every color imaginable.

Angelique Tulip

Double late tulip that looks like a small peony in soft pink and cream. Long-lasting blooms with light fragrance.

Apeldoorn Tulip

Bold, goblet-shaped Darwin hybrid in scarlet with a black base. Strong stems and long-lasting.

Ballerina Tulip

Lily-flowered tulip with pointed petals in vivid tangerine. Sweetly orange-scented and one of the longest-blooming tulips you can plant.

Black Parrot Tulip

Fringed and twisted petals in deepest maroon-black. Looks more like an exotic bird than a tulip and steals every spring arrangement.

Camassia

Tall spikes of starry flowers rise above strappy foliage in late spring.

Fritillaria

Checkered, nodding bells with an otherworldly pattern. A collector's favorite.

Greenland Tulip

Viridiflora tulip with rose-pink petals brushed by a wide green flame. One of the longest-lasting tulips in the vase and the bed.

La Belle Epoque Tulip

Vintage cafe-au-lait coloring with peach, cream, and dusty pink swirled together. The most photographed tulip of the last decade.

Mariette Tulip

Lily-flowered tulip with elegant pointed petals in clear satin pink. One of the most graceful tulips for bouquets and the late-spring border.

Mount Tacoma Tulip

Pure white double late blooms that look like peonies. The reliable white answer to Angelique with the same long vase life.

Ornithogalum

Star-shaped white flowers with green stripes on the back. Star of Bethlehem, naturalizes into drifts that take care of themselves.

Pheasant's Eye Daffodil

Reflexed white petals around a tiny eye of yellow rimmed with red. Intensely fragrant heirloom, the latest daffodil to bloom each spring.

Princess Irene Tulip

Glowing orange petals brushed with smoky purple flames. Mildly fragrant and one of the most unusual color combinations in any tulip.

Queen of Night Tulip

The darkest tulip. Satiny, near-black maroon blooms that look almost unreal in late spring.

Queen of Sheba Tulip

Lily-flowered tulip with pointed petals in glowing red edged with gold. Lights up the late spring border like a flame.

Spring Green Tulip

Viridiflora tulip with ivory petals brushed by a wide green flame. Florists adore it, gardens come alive with it, and it lasts for weeks.

Thalia Daffodil

Pure white, swept-back petals with two to three blooms per stem. Orchid-like elegance.

Allium

Dramatic globe-shaped heads on tall stems. Architectural and deer-proof.

Dutch Iris

Slender stems bear elegant iris blooms in late spring to early summer.

Eremurus

Towering candle-like spikes covered in tiny star flowers rise above a basal rosette. Foxtail lily, six feet of pure architecture.

Ixia

Wiry stems hold star-shaped flowers in jewel colors. Corn lily, a long-lasting cut flower that closes at night and opens with the sun.

Triteleia

Loose umbels of starry blue trumpets on tall wiry stems. Western native bulb that thrives on summer drought.

Asiatic Lily

Upward-facing blooms in a wide range of vivid colors. Easy to grow and brilliant in the summer border.

Tiger Lily

Spotted orange-yellow turk's cap blooms on tall stems. The fire-bright wildflower of Pacific Northwest meadows and open forests.

Bishop of Llandaff Dahlia

Brilliant scarlet semi-double blooms above near-black foliage. The contrast between leaf and flower is unmatched in the dahlia world.

Cafe au Lait Dahlia

Dinner plate blooms up to 10 inches across in a creamy blush-beige tone florists have built entire wedding industries around.

Crocosmia

Arching sprays of fiery red-orange that hummingbirds go crazy for. Sword-like foliage adds structure.

Dahlia

Endless forms from dinner-plate to pompom. The obsession of flower farmers.

Emily McKenzie Crocosmia

Bold orange blooms with red throats appear on graceful arching stems in late summer.

Galtonia

Tall spikes of nodding white bells with a subtle fragrance. Summer hyacinth, the heat-loving cousin of the spring classic.

Karma Choc Dahlia

Velvety dark burgundy waterlily blooms that read almost black in low light. Strong stems built for the vase.

Oriental Lily

Huge, intensely fragrant blooms in deep pink and white that perfume the entire garden. The lily that defines summer.

Penhill Watermelon Dahlia

Cactus-form dinner plate blooms in swirled peach, coral, and yellow with twisting petals. Each flower looks like a sunset in motion.

Sweet Nathalie Dahlia

Soft peachy-pink ball dahlia with perfect rounded form. A cut-flower farmer favorite for the way it holds up in arrangements for days.

Thomas Edison Dahlia

Rich royal purple dinner plate blooms with formal decorative form. One of the few true purples and a showstopper in late-summer beds.

Tuberose

Tall summer spikes of waxy white blooms release powerful evening fragrance.

Acidanthera

Arching stems hold fragrant white blooms with a deep maroon throat. Peacock orchid, the elegant late-summer cousin of the bold gladiolus.

Lycoris

Bare stems shoot up overnight in late summer topped with fragrant pink trumpets. Surprise lily, naked lady, magic lily, all the same plant.

Colchicum

Crocus-like blooms appear in fall on bare stems without leaves. Plant them and forget them, they will surprise you every September.