Alliums: Most alliums, with their globes of bloom atop tall stems in late spring, are purple or white. But Allium caeruleum (also known as A. azureum) has 1 1/2-inch-wide flower balls of true blue.

Clark says that the bulbs will do best in well-draining, rich, sandy loam soil, which will provide the right balance of ...

The strappy-leaf plants grow 15 to 18 inches tall and send up lupine-like flower spikes of pinkish-blue to violet-blue another foot or so in late spring. White-blooming versions also are available.

Drifting wistfully through online images of spring bulbs, I made a momentous decision. I am not going to plant tulips this year. Don't misunderstand: I adore tulips. Great sweeps of tulips in ...

Homes & Gardens; Seven bulbs to plant now for spring color. Updated: ; Sep. 26, 2013, 7:00 p.m. | Published: ; Sep. 26, 2013, 6:00 p.m.

This underused spring bulb is a blue-blooming native: George’s Plant Pick of the Week Published: Oct. 05, 2024, 6:33 a.m. Native camassia produces purplish-blue flower spikes from May into June.

Early spring bulbs that naturalize and go dormant soon after blooming include Siberian squill (blue or white), glory-of-the snow (lavender-blue, pink, or white), and Puschkinia (white with ...

Like designers working on their spring collections, gardeners interested in... Spring bulbs are much more than tulips and irises SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Planting bulbs in September is like setting the stage for an incredible spring performance, and with a little bit of effort now, you'll be rewarded with a garden that's bursting with life and color.

Spring flowers go into the ground as bulbs in the fall—and by late summer, when it’s time to order the bulbs, and fall, when you plant them, your memory of the awe and wonder you felt back in ...

Imagine springtime and you probably dream in yellow: daffodils, forsythia, sunshine. But the sun shines brightest in a blue sky. And the deep, rich tones of spring are blue, from palest pearl to ...