Bulb Planting Chart

Item

Planting

Time

Flowering

Time

Height(in.)

Depth

to Plant (in.)

Distance

Apart (in.)

Allium

Spring or Fall

late spring, early summer

various

2 X Diam. Of the bulb

6-8

Amaryllis

4-6 weeks before booms are desired

spring, unless forced

12-18

1/3 of bulb above ground

Pot 2″ larger than bulb

Anemone

fall

early spring

4-12

2-3

2-4

Bearded IrisFall (divide plants in July)June36½-1 12-18
BegoniaSpringJune-September121 12
Bleeding HeartSpring-FallJune-August361 12-24

Butterfly Amaryllis

4-6 weeks before booms are desired

spring, unless forced

24″

base of bulb blow soil line

6″ pot

Calla Lilly (Zantedeschia)

late spring

early to mid summer

12-18

3

6

CannaSpringJuly-September361 12-24

Colchium

aug.-sept.

sept.-oct.

4-8

3-4

6-8

Crocus, Autumn

sept.-dec.

fall

2-6

2-3

2-6

Crocus, Spring

sept.-dec.

early spring

2-6

2-3

2-6

Cyclamen

late summer, early fall

fall

6

top of corm level with soil

6-12

DaffodilFallMarch-April246 6-8
DahliaSpringJune-September36-724 12-24

Eranthis

early fall

early spring

3

2

1-2

Eremurus Foxtail Lilly

sept.-dec.

June

4-8

4-6

2-3

Freesia

early spring

summer

18-24

3

1

Fritillaria Imperialis

fall

early spring

18-24

4-6

6-8

Fritillaria Meleagris

fall

spring

12

3-4

1

Galanthus

fall

early spring

4-6

2-3

2

Gladiolus, Hardy

fall or early spring

spring

18

2-4

3-4

Hermodactylus

fall

early spring

6-12

3-4

3-4

Hyacinth

fall

early spring

9-18

4-6

6

Ipheion

fall

early spring

8-10

3-4

1

Iris, Bulbous

aug.-sept.

early spring

4-24

2-3

4-6

Leucojum Summer Snowflake

fall

April

12

4-6

4

Lily

fall or spring

early spring

2-8

4-6

9-18

Lily of The Valley Convallaria

fall or spring

May-June

6-8

1

3-4

Lycoris Hardy Amaryllis

mid-summer to fall

late summer, early fall

12-18

2-4

5-8

Muscari

late summer, early fall

early spring

6-9

3

2-3

Narcissus, Daffodils

sept.-oct.

Apr.-May

12-24

5-6

6-8

Oxalis

fall

spring

2-8

2

2-6

PeonySpring/FallMarch-June36324-36

Ranunculus

spring

early spring

8-12

1.5

6

Scillia Hispanica

fall

spring

15

2-3

4-5

Scilllia Siberica

fall

mar.-apr.

6

3

3-6

Tulip Hybrid

fall

spring

6-18

6-8

3-6

Tulip Species

fall

spring

4-8

2-3

1-2

Zephyranthes

spring

mid-summer

9-12

1-2

3