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What bulbs canI plant in my rock garden?

Bulbs For Rock Gardens.

Get the proportions right and bulbs look fantastic in the rock garden. Many flower early, pushing their way through the mats of alpine plants , (which often disguise the dying foliage).
Grown in this way, dwarf bulbs never looked more at home.
Check out the following lists of bulbs for planting in the rock garden.
Late Winter Flowering:
Anenome blanda. Crocus tomasinianus, Crocus chrysanthus, Cyclamen coum, Eranthus hyemalis, Galanthus novalis, Hepatica nobilis, Iris reticulata, Iris danfordiae, Muscari
armeniacum,

Mid to late spring flowering:
Chionodoxia , Allium moly. Allium ostrowskianum, Erythronium, Bulbicodum vernum, Scilla
sibirica, Puschkinia libanotica,Tulipa tarda, Tulipa clusiana,Tulipa batalinii,Tulipa bakeri Narcissus bulbicodum, Narcissus caniculatus, Narcissus nanus, Narcissus pumilus, Narcissus campernelli.

Fall Flowering:
Cyclamen neopolitanum, Sternbergia lutea, Crocus longiflorus, Crocus iridifolius, Crocus sativus, Colchicum autumnale.

   

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