Bulb garden flowers have excellent aesthetic properties and a long flowering period. Suitable for forcing and growing indoors in winter and spring. This page presents the most popular types of garden bulbous flowers. All of them are accompanied by a list of varieties and group varieties. You can also see bulbous garden flowers in the photo, which are shown in large numbers.
Many of the popular bulbous plants that bloom in spring in the garden can be grown indoors. A bowl of tulips and hyacinths is a wonderful decoration for a room in early spring. There are two main ways to grow bulbs. Large bulbs are almost always “kicked out” so that they bloom much earlier than their garden counterparts. With the forcing method, the bulbs are first kept in a cold and dark place so that the roots develop, and then exposed to a bright and warm room for the development of leaves and flowers. Hyacinths are the most reliable bulbs for such distillation; tulips give a less satisfactory result. The second growing method (no forcing technique) is used for large and small bulbs and is easier than forcing. The pots are left after planting in the open air, and then, when the buds have formed and are ready to open, they are simply brought into the room. In this case, flowering will be only a few days ahead of similar bulbs grown in the garden. In both cases, bulbs saved after flowering can be planted in the garden in autumn.
To begin with, it is important to purchase the bulbs correctly. Buy early in the season as early as possible when there is still a wide selection, and choose bulbs that are well sized, firm, sproutless and disease free.
Forcing bulbous plants
In order to make bulbous forcing possible, pour a layer of moist substrate for sowing and cuttings into a bowl and place the bulbs on it – they should not touch the wall of the bowl. Add more soil, pressing it firmly around the bulbs – their tips should protrude from its surface, and the top border of the soil should be about 1 cm below the edge.
The bulbs now need a period of total darkness in an unheated area. Place the container in a black plastic bag and place it in your basement or shed.
This stage lasts about 6-10 weeks. Check soil moisture occasionally.
The forcing of bulbous plants continues as follows: bring the bowl to a cool room when the shoots reach 3-5 cm in height. Put in a shady place, and after a few days move closer to the window. In a few weeks, buds will appear; then move the bowl to a brightly lit, but not sunny place, free from drafts and not too warm – ideally 16-21 ° C. Turn the bowl from time to time.
After flowering, cut off the flowers, leaving the flower stalks. Continue watering until the leaves wilt. Remove and dry the bulbs, then remove the dead leaves and store them in a cool, dry place.
bulb flower care
With proper care, bulbous flowers can be grown without emergency forcing. Choose a container with drainage holes. Place the potsherds on the bottom and add a layer of substrate for sowing and cuttings. Plant the bulbs close together and add more soil – the tips of the bulbs should be completely covered.
Put the bowl in the garden. Bring it indoors when the buds appear. During cultivation and after flowering, care for plants in the same way as for forcing plants. Caring for bulbous flowers at home is carried out according to the standards of agrotechnical measures for other plants.
It is quite easy to grow hyacinths, daffodils and tulips that will bloom at Christmas. An essential step is to purchase bulbs specially prepared for early flowering. These bulbs should be planted as soon as possible after purchase. The usual landing time is September. Then the distillation technique must be observed. Bring the pots indoors when the shoots are 3 cm tall – this should be no later than December 1st.
Names of bulbous perennial garden flowers and their photos
The following are the names of garden bulbous flowers that can be grown at home in the form of distillation and constant maintenance. Bulbous garden plants require a mandatory dormant period. This should be taken into account if it is planned to grow perennial bulbous garden flowers indoors. Bulb garden perennials in the list are presented in the form of the most popular varieties and varieties. All garden bulbous plants presented below in the photo are present in almost all regions of the country.
Chionodox – CHIONODOXA
Chionodoxa Lucilia (Chionodoxa luciliae) is popular; at the end of winter, blue star-shaped flowers with a white center appear on its slender peduncles.
Hionodoksa sardensis (C. sardensis) has completely blue flowers, and the largest flowers (4 cm).
In Giant Chionodox (C. gigantea). Plant bulbs in September.
Lily of the valley – CONVALLARIA
These graceful white bells with a strong aroma are well known. For flowering at Christmas, you will have to buy specially prepared rhizomes in mid-November.
Saffron, crocus – CROCUS
Saffron corms for flowering in early spring are planted in autumn.
Saffron golden cultivars are usually yellow (Cream Beauty, E. A. Bowles, Goldilocks, etc.), but pale blue and mauve flowers are also found, often with a golden base – Blue Pearl, Princess Beatrix, etc. They bloom in January-February.
Varieties of spring saffron (C. vernus) bloom a few weeks later, their flowers are larger, and more often blue and white.
Vanguard (silvery pink) and Pickwick (lilac with purple stripes) saffron varieties are popular.
Vesennik – ERANTIS
Winter springweed (Eranthis hyemalis) is not as familiar to gardeners as other bulbs. Its bright yellow flowers are surrounded by an unusual “collar” of leaves.
The spring of Tubergen (E. tubergenii) has flowers with a diameter of 5 cm. For flowering in January, the spring is planted in September along with snowdrops.
Snowdrop – GALANTUS
The common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is the most common.
Its best variety is S. Arnott (23 cm). For flowering in January, the snowdrop is planted in September.
Galtonia – GALTONIA
Galtonia is a plant of impressive size. Bulbs are planted in September in large pots, and in May-June, 20 or more white bells will appear on each of the peduncles.
Gladiolus, skewer – GLADIOLUS
Large-flowered gladioli are not suitable for growing indoors. Choose from hybrids of the primrose group (Pri mu l in us) or miniatures such as Columbine, Robin or Bo Peep, or stunted varieties such as Colville’s gladiolus (G. colvillei) 30-60 cm high.
Hyacinth – HYACINTHUS
Peduncles of eastern hyacinth (H. orientalis) bear 30 or more bell-shaped flowers. These flowers are 3-5 cm long and last 2-3 weeks. For flowering from January to March, the bulbs are planted in October.
Varieties of the hyacinth orientalis albulus form produce 2 or 3 peduncles, their flowers are smaller and the inflorescence is less dense. For flowering from December to January, they are planted in August-September.
Iris, iris – IRIS
There are at least 3 types of dwarf irises that are well suited for growing indoors.
This is a large histrioid iris (Iris histrioides major) – blue with a white center;
Reticulated iris (I. reticulata) – lilac with a yellow center, fragrant.
And Iris Dunford (I. danfordiae) – yellow and fragrant. Plant the bulbs in September and provide them with good lighting as soon as the leaves appear above the soil. They will bloom with large flowers in January and February.
Narcissus – NARCISSUS
Almost all types of daffodils can be grown indoors. For flowering in January-April, they are planted in August – October.
Tubular daffodils such as Dutch Master 30-45 cm high, with tubes about the same length as the petals, are also suitable, but perhaps the best group is Tacetate or bouquet (Tazetta), such as Geranium. They will have several flowers on each peduncle by Christmas or New Year.
Muscari, mouse hyacinth, viper onion – MUSCARI
The usual Armenian Muscari (Muscari armeniacum) 20 cm high has blue flowers with white edges;
Muscari grape-shaped (M. botryoides) 15 cm high – sky blue. For flowering in January-March, they are planted in September.
Scilla – SCILLA
Scilla Tubergen (S. tubergeniana), 8 s high, is the earliest species;
The most popular Siberian blueberry (S. siberica) is 15 cm high. For flowering in January-March, plant them in September-October.
Tulip – TULIPA
Varieties of tulips suitable for growing indoors are:
Simple Early and Terry Early up to 20-40 cm high.
Some types of tulips are also suitable, such as:
Tulip Kaufman (Tulipa kaufmanniana) 15-25 cm high;
And Greig’s tulip (T. greigii) 15-30 cm high.
They are planted in September for flowering in January-April. Tall varieties of tulips are less suitable; the best of them are Darwin hybrids with strong stems.