Spring Flowering Bulbs

How to choose the best spring-flowering bulbs

Spring-flowering bulbs provide lots of interest and spectacle during the period before your perennial plants come through. To make sure you get the best from your bulbs, get them into the ground during autumn so that you can look forward to your garden erupting with colour in spring.

For more information on growing spring bulbs, our expert guide is a good place to start. And for those who are intrigued by the prospect of growing bulbs indoors through winter, we also have a guide to forcing spring bulbs to flower in time for Christmas. Read our FAQs below for more tips.

Which are the first spring bulbs to flower?

For the earliest flowers from spring bulbs, choose snowdrops, Cyclamen coum, Iris danfordiae and Narcissus ‘Cornish Treglisson’, which will all bloom from January. For indoor colour, choose one of our amaryllis varieties.

Which spring bulbs make the best cut flowers?

Daffodils, or narcissi, are some of the longest lasting cut flowers. Try our Double Classic Mixed pack for a beautiful collection of double flowers. Tulips are also good as cut flowers, or why not try ranunculus or alliums for something a bit different?

Are any spring bulbs scented?

Many daffodils have a lovely scent – our ‘Sweet Aroma Mixed’ is a collection of beautifully fragrant varieties. Tulip ‘Bronze Perfection’ not only has a stunning colour, it also has a lovely perfume. Hyacinths are loved for their knockout fragrance and English bluebells also have a glorious honey scent.