Spring Bulb Ideas -- Zone 5

If you plan with a long span of time in mind, you can have a gorgeous Spring display that starts in March and continues through late May (or June if Winter was particularly cold and the garden got a late start). My favorite New England Spring bulb sequence usually goes like this.


In March start with Crocus followed by Chionodoxia then Species Tulips (Turkistanica)and early Daffodils (Mount Hood).














In April continue with Muscari and Tete a Tete followed by mid-season Daffodils (Salome)and early Tulips (Angelique).














In May you can enjoy the delicate Anemone Blanda and scented Hyacinth followed by multi-colored Darwin Tulips.












End the bulb display in June with late Tulips (Renoun) and Muscari offset by late Daffodils (Thalia, Poeticus, or Actea).