Patrick Byers Regional Horticulture Specialist University of Missouri Extension

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1 Patrick Byers Regional Horticulture Specialist University of Missouri Extension } What is a bulb? } Hardy bulbs } Tender bulbs } Bulbs indoors } Use in the landscape } A bulb is a storage organ } A bulb is a survival strategy } A bulb is a surprise! 1

2 Allium giganteum Allium moly Jeanine Allium schubertii Gladiator Globemaster Purple Sensation A. giganteum A. schubertii Gladiator A. moly Jeanine Anemone blanda - Blue Shades, Charmer, White Splendor Anemone coronaria (poppy anemone) De Caen types His Excellency, Mister Fokker, The Bride St Briget types Lord Lieutenant, Mount Everest, The Admiral Anemone blanda 2

3 Mister Fokker Camassia quamash Blue Melody Camassia scilloides Blue Melody C. scilloides White Splendor The Admiral Colchicum autumnale C. speciosum C. speciosum album The Giant Violet Queen Waterlily C. autumnale C. speciosum Autumn Crocus C. aurea Lucifer The Waterlily C. speciosum album C. autumnale alboplenum 3

4 } Crososmia aurea orange } Citronella light yellow } Lucifer deep red Crocus ancyrensis Golden Bunch (spring) Crocus cartwrightianus and C. c. alba (fall) Crocus medius (fall) Crocus speciosus (fall) Crocus tommasinianus (spring) Crocus ancyrensis Golden Bunch Citronella C. c. alba Crocus speciosus Crocus medius Crocus cartwrightianus Fall Blooming Crocus } Erythronium albidum } E. dens-canis (many cultivars) } E. revolutum White Beauty E. albidum 4

5 Erythronium White Beauty } Species and cultivars Eremurus himalaicus Eremurus stenophyllus Various hybrid strains E. dens-canis Cathedral Mixed (source: thompson-morgan.com) Eucomis autumnalis Eucomis bicolor Eucomis comosa Sparkling Burgundy Oakhurst Eucomis Eucomis autumnalis Sparkling Burgundy Fritillaria imperialis Aurora Lutea F. meleagris F. meleagris F. imperialis Aurora and Lutea 5

6 } Species and cultivars Lycoris radiata Lycoris squamigera L. squamigera L. radiata } Division 1 Trumpet } Division 2 Large Cup } Division 3 Small Cup } Division 4 Double } Division 5 Triandrus } Division 6 Cyclamineus } Division 7 Jonquilla } Division 8 Tazetta } Division 9 Poeticus 6

7 } Division 10 Bulbocodium } Division 11 Split Corona } Division 12 Other } Division 13 Species } Miniature For more information: Mexican The Pearl } Sternbergia lutea The Pearl } Chionodoxa (glory of the snow) } Galanthus (snowdrop) } Hyacinthoides (bluebell) } Ipheion (spring star flower) } Leucojum (snowflake) } Muscari (grape hyacinth) } Scilla (squill) 7

8 Chionodoxa Hyacinthoides Leucojum Scilla Ipheion Galanthus nivalis Muscari } Best time to plant hardy bulbs is generally fall } Buy high quality (large) bulbs unless you want smaller ones for naturalizing. Erythronium bulbs (source: srgc.org.uk) } Digging the hole Bulb planter Spade or trowel Drill method } Protecting bulbs from rodents General rule of thumb, plant the bulb three times as deep as the bulb is wide. Make sure the pointy end points up!! } Allow foliage to mature and die back } Fertilizer at the proper time } Water as recommended } Divide when necessary 8

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10 } Best time to plant depends on the species generally when the soil is warm enough to support growth } Fertilizer at the proper time } Most will not survive cold winter temperatures } Dig before risk of cold injury Gladiolus corm Calladium tuber Canna rhizomes } Storage of bulbs Store dry Store in peat moss, vermiculite Best temperatures for storage F Protect from mice and insects } Bulbs as potted plants Amaryllis Gloxinia Agapanthus Clivia Cyclamen Hymenocallis 10

11 } Forcing bulbs In soil daffodil, tulip, hyacinth, crocus Use large bulbs, recommended cultivars Well drained potting mix, shallow pots Plant in Sept-Oct Cool, moist period after potting 3-4 months Bring out to a cool room for bloom } Forcing bulbs In water paper white narcissus, preconditioned hyacinth Place in gravel trays Place in water } Naturalizing } Bedding } Focal points 11

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