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Butterfly Tulip - calochortus 'Golden Orb'
- ideal for gardens or containers
- 5-10 flowers per bulb
- blooms continuously for 4 - 6 in June-July
- Height 24", hardiness: Zone 3-9
- Use as cut flower
When to Plant:
Spring flowering bulbs are planted just before the ground freezes - plant spring flowering bulbs after the cool weather, but before the first frost so that the soil is still workable. Plant bulbs in an area where they will receive a half day or more of direct sunlight for them to grow and blossom well.
Prepare soil for bulbs by removing all weed and grass roots - soil should be loose enough so that soil will pack tightly around bulb and leave no air pockets to dry the bulb out. Till in compost or manure to supply humus and nutrients. (Dry commercial plant food is a good idea to incorporate into area around base of bulb. Check ph of soil with a inexpensive soil test kit and add garden lime accordingly.
Bulbs can be planted using a variety of tools including a dibble (tool with a sharp point - great for small bulbs), trowel, hand-held bulb planter or spade.
Remember to plant top side up. Pack soil firmly around bulb with foot. Air will dry out bulb. Water as necessary. Spread a layer of organic mulch ( material that will decompose). Don't plant bulbs too early in the fall hoping for better rooting - if you notice some early sprouting, pile a thin layer of compost over them to keep cool. Hopefully, they will stop sprouting and reconsider their early arrival. Use the chart below for planting depth and height considerations of some of our favorite bulbs!
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Bulb
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Height
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Planting Depth
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Blooms
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| Snowdrops | 4 - 8" | 3" | March |
| Crocuses | 4 - 8" | 3" | March |
| Hyacinths | 8 - 12" | 6 - 8" | April |
| Grape Hyacinth | 8 - 12" | 4 - 5" | April |
| Daffodils | 8 - 20" | 8" | March/April |
| Emperor Tulip | 14 - 18" | 6 - 8" | Early April |
| Single & Double Early Tulips | 8 - 18" | 6 - 8" | March/April |
| Mid season Triumph Tulips | 10 - 28" | 6 - 8" | April |
| Late Tulips - Darwin Hybrids - most weather resistant | 22 - 26" | 6 - 8" | April/May |
| Rembrandt Tulips | 22 - 24" | 6 - 8" | May |
| Parrot Tulips - frilled, ruffled& flared petals | 16 - 28" | 6 - 8" | April/May |
| Lily-flowering Tulips - blooms resemble cup-shaped lilies | 20 - 24" | 6 - 8" | May |
| Kaufmanniana & Greigii Tulips | 4 - 12" | 6 - 8" | March/April |
| Double Late/Peony Tulips | 14 - 20" | 6 - 8" | April/May |
| Bouquet or Bunch Tulips - produces 4-5 flowers per stem | 14 - 22" | 6 - 8" | April/May |
Planting Tips: Add compost or well-rotted manure when planting in the ground. Avoid excess water (water only when dry).
Container Tips: Create Fall interest with containers full of mums, fall pansies, grasses, ornamental peppers, fall blooming perennials, or late season annuals. *Add mums to your annual containers; remove heat exhausted annuals and replace with mums for seasonal color).
Flower Types: Pompom, Decorative, Daisy and Quilled/Decorative.
Flower Times:
Early variety - flowers early to mid-September
Mid season variety - flowers mid- to late-September
Late variety - flowers late September to early October
Season Extender - flowers early October to late October
**To get the longest season of blooms, choose varieties from early September to late October!
Companion Plants: Asters, Fall Pansies, Ornamental Peppers, Flowering Cabbage and Kale, Rudbeckias (Black-eyed Susans and Gloriosa Daisies), Sedums, Grasses, Heucheras, Helianthus (Perennial Sunflowers), Heliopsis (False-Sunflower), Salvias.
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