Ivydene Gardens Bulb, Corm, Rhizome and Tuber Gallery:
Bulb Index: A Page 2

Bulbs from Infill galleries

Bulb, Corm, Rhizome or Tuber Name -
from 1000 Ground-cover
Plants are in brown text

Major source of honey in the UK Yes/No
Used by
HoneyBees - HB,
Short-Tongued Bumblebees - ST,
Long-Tongued Bumblebees - LT,
Solitary
Bees - SOL

Flower Colour with
Flower Thumbnail

Flowering
Months
with Link to Flower Colour Comparison Page in that month

Form Thumbnail
and

Mat,
Cushion,
Spreading,
Clump,
Stemless,
Upright
as its form

Height x Width in inches (cms) -

1 inch = 2.5 cms,

12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms,

36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard = 90 cms,

40 inches = 100 cms

Seed Head Thumbnail

Soil

Sun Aspect

Soil Moisture

Foliage Colour with Foliage Thumbnail

Bulb Use

Comments

Aconitum
They are of much service in the mixed border or the wild garden, and it is only the poisonous properties of these plants which make one view them with suspicion. They should not be planted where any danger can result to children or to animals. Can be planted in spring or autumn.

The aconitum was sacred to Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, of the Hades and of magic, who, among other things, had used it for poisoning her father. In the old Greece, the aconitum was used for preparing poisoned baits for foxes and wolves (hence the Greek name “lykotonon = wolves killer).

See Aconitum 'Spark's Variety' with its use at the RHS Wisley Garden.
2 to 10 petals are present. The two upper petals are large and are placed under the hood of the calyx and are supported on long stalks. The other petals are small and scale-like or nonforming.
 

Aconitum cammarum

Purple

Jul-Aug

Hood-shaped flowers

48 x
(120 x )

Sand, Peat
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moist

Green

Cut Flowers

Monkshoods look best in a woodland-garden setting showing their helmet flowers amidst shrubbery, but can also be used in mixed borders of tall perennials.

Aconitum heterophyllum

Yellow and Blue

Aug-Sep

24 x
(60 x)

Sand, Clay
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moist

Green

In open Woodland Garden or under dappled shade. Pollinated by bees.

The whole plant is highly toxic - simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people.

Aconitum japonicum

Blue

Jul-Oct

Clump.
Hooded flowers

24-36 x 12-24
(60-90 x 30-60)

Well-drained Sand, Peat
Part Shade
Moist

Green

Deer resistant.
Grow in open woodland

Be aware that all parts of the plant are extremely poisonous. Wear gloves when working with this plant.

Aconitum lycoctonum

Pale Yellow

Jul-Aug

40 x 24
(100 x 60)

Sand, Chalk, Clay
Full Sun, Part Shade in Light Woodland
Moist

Green

Rabbit, Deer resistant.
Grow in open woodland

Prefers a calcareous soil. If the flower stems are removed after flowering the plant will normally flower again later in the season.

Aconitum napellus

Rich Blue

Jun-Sep

Helmet-shaped flowers in Spikes

40-60 x 12
(100-150 x 30)

Well-drained soil - light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil.
Prefers a chalky soil.
Full Sun, but prefers Part Shade .
Moist

Dark Green

Use - Grown in gardens in temperate zones for their spiky inflorescences that are showy in early-mid summer, and their attractive foliage.
As a cut flower, these should last 7-10 days in a vase. Also brilliant for pots and useful for planting in the shade of trees.

Very poisonous. Wear gloves when working with this plant.

See further details in Aconitum napellus 'Bicolor' page.

Aconitum variegatum

Blue and White

Jul-Aug

Hooded flowers in Spikes

36-72 x 20-24 Spacing
(90-180 x 50-60)

Sand, Clay, Peat
Part Shade
Moist

Dark Green

Middle of border

It is toxic.

Water during dry periods and cut back after flowering.

Alliums
It may be premised that the Alliums are most suitable for naturalising in grass or in wild gardens, as many of them are so prolific that they are apt to become troublesome in the border. They usually seed very freely and some produce offsets in great numbers, while others, again, form little bulbils on their heads which eventually form separate individuals. Almost all are of easy cultivation, although some of the Central Asian and Californian species need a little protection in winter.

The great drawback of the Alliums is their odour, which is, however, not always perceptible except when the flowers are cut.

See further details on Alliums in Allium and Anemone Gallery.

Most alliums will do well in deep pots. Although any good multipupose potting media will do, a mix of equal parts of John Innes No 3, multipurpose compost and horticultural grit is sometime preferred. Mask the fading foliage by placing the pots behind other containers or just plunge them in the border. Re-pot annually in the autumn.

For containers
Bulbs should be planted in pots at the same depth as bulbs grown in the ground. This may not always be possible with the largest bulbs as it’s important that a large bulb has at least 4cm of compost beneath it. Use good quality multi-purpose compost and top-dress the pot with a generous layer of grit.

In large pots containing multiple bulbs, plant them one bulb width apart in lasagne layers, one layer of one variety, the next layer the next and so on, with the smallest bulbs forming the layer nearest the top. Cover with compost and firm well.

In the garden
To make them more perennial, bulbs should be planted deeply, at least twice the depth of the bulb. Dig a hole or trench, and on heavy soil spread a 5cm layer of grit (or spent compost) all over the bottom. Push your bulbs into the bottom of the trench/hole, leaving a gap of at least 3 times the bulb width between each bulb (see above) and then cover them up – if on heavy soil, mix in about one-third grit to two-thirds soil. After planting, firm the ground with your hand (using your feet can trample the crowns) to get rid of air pockets – watering will help this too.

On poor soil, it’s worth giving almost all spring-flowering bulbs potash feed in the early spring. This helps with root and bulb formation and will encourage them to stick around and flower on and on for years.

Allium acuminatum
(Tapertip Onion, Hooker's Onion)

Deep Rose, also light to deep lilac or pink

May-Jul

Umbel of up to 40 urn-like strong onion odour in flowers with tepals not petals

12 x 4
(30 x 10)

Habitat amongst dry sunny rocks on dry hillsides and plains.
Well-drained Sand or Scree
Full Sun to Part Shade
Dry or Moist - drought-tolerant once established

Thin leaves sprout from the grayish brown egg-shaped bulb and then wither as flowering begins.

A pleasant though not very spectacular plant for the large rock garden with a dry summer rest. Suitable for pans in the cool greenhouse and alpine house. Both the bulb and stalk are edible. Repels moles and browsing deer.

This is a pretty dwarf species and other pretty dwarf forms or species of similar or deeper colour are Allium bidwilliae, Allium breweri, Allium ostrowskianum, and Allium pedemontanum. Grows with roses, carrots, beet and chamomile

Allium caeruleum
(blue globe onion, blue ornamental onion, blue-of-the-heavens, blue-flowered garlic)

Bright Blue

Jun-Jul

Clump.
Dense globes (umbels) of small, star-shaped flowers on drumstick

24 x 10
(60 x 25)

Fertile, well-drained soil.
Full Sun
Moist

Mid-green narrow leaves

Excellent for cut flowers.
Mass plant in drifts in middle of bed.

Since the leaves die-back before the flowers emerge its best planted with other medium - sized herbaceous plants, such as sea-holly, which help to mask the faded foliage.

Allium cyaneum

Violet-Blue

August, September,
October

Clump.
Bell-shaped flowers in Sprays

6-12 x 4
(15-30 x 10)

Sand, Chalk which is well-drained and humus-rich or woodland type. Peat.
Full Sun.
Moist

Sparse grass-like mid-Green leaves appear before and during the flowers.

Attracts bees, butterflies and birds.
Grow in rock garden as edging.
Deer proof.

Plant at 4 inches (10 cms) depth with an inch (2.5cms) of fine grit under them for drainage and 4 inches (10 cms) apart. Never plant at perfectly measured distances apart as this looks artificial - plant in clumps of 5, 7 or 9 in a staggered group so that they look more natural when they flower.

Allium giganteum

Violet-Mauve

June, July

Clump. Fragrant Spike of an Umbel

60 x 6
(150 x 15)

Chalk or Sand
Full Sun
Dry

Pale Green 2 inch wide and 30 inches long leaves.

Try it dotted in small groups among ornamental grasses. Pollinated by bees. Attracts butterflies. Squirrel resistant.

A huge tall spike some 1.5m (5ft) tall bearing a very dense umbel of bright purple flower to be dried and used in dry arrangements. Border background plant.

Allium karataviense

White with a
hint of Rose

May, June

Clump.
Star-shaped mild fragrant florets in Umbel on Drumstick

10 x 32
(25 x 80)

Any Soil
Full Sun and Part Shade
Moist
Plant with Heuchera 'Caramel'.

Glaucous Blue, 4-6 inch wide leaves.

A very useful allium, its large glaucous foliage makes for excellent, well behaved groundcover. Cut fresh and dried flowers. Naturalize. Houseplant.

Silvery-white flower spikes grow up some 20cm. (8"). Deserves to be used more often. Use in window boxes, bedding and patio planters.

Allium moly

Golden-Yellow

May, June

Erect and Clump-forming.
Star-shaped florets

12 x 12
(30 x 30)
Any well-drained Soil
Morning Sun and Afternoon Shade
Dry

Strap-shaped 2 inch wide metallic Blue-Green

Rock garden or middle of bed and suitable for naturalising in rough ground. Attracts bees and butterflies.

Easy to establish in grass or under deciduous shrubs. Use as edging or in pot and as a groundcover.

Allium
neapolitanum

White

March, April, May

Erect.
Sweetly-scented
Star-shaped flowers in loose umbel on Drumstick

12 x 4
(30 x 10)

Any well-drained Soil
Full Sun
Moist

Strap-shaped Grey-Green leaves

An excellent variety to naturalise on the rock garden.
Deer resistant. Cut flowers. Attracts butterflies. Use Cottage gardens and as groundcover. Pot plant in greenhouse. Houseplant

This edible, erect-habit, bulb is native to Northern Italy and frequently found growing in grassy areas.
It is classed as an invasive species in parts of the U.S.A. Combines with pink Geraniums or purple Irises.

Allium nigrum

White with
Green midribs

April, May, June
Upright and Clump.
6 petalled Star-shape flowers in umbel

20-40 x 16 (50-100 x 40)

Any well-drained Soil
Full Sun
Dry

Strap-shaped Grey-Green leaves which start to die back when the flowers emerge.

Allium companions are Allium 'Forelock', Allium ascherso-nianum and Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'.

Good Cut flower.

There is a pink form of Allium nigrum (Syn. Allium auctum).

Allium oreophilum

Carmine-Pink

May, June

Upright, Clump. Sweetly-scented Star-shaped flowers in umbel on drumstick

4-6 x 8
(10-15 x 20)

Chalk or Sand
Full Sun (At least all afternoon, but best if full sun in the morning as well)
Moist

Strap-like 2 inch wide Mid-Green leaves.

Use in borders, edgings, rock gardens and in ground covers. Use in patio pots. Deer resistant. Cut flower - dried or fresh.

Aggressive - spreads rapidly to form clumps.
Since Oreophilum is a shorter variety, it blends well with other perennials and makes an excellent addition to the border.

Allium sphaero-cephalon

Allium stamineum

Allium subvilosum

Allium triquetrum

White with
Green midvein

April, May, June

18 x 8
(45 x 20)

Green

Excellent as ground cover.

Do not use in USA

Allium violaceum

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria aurantiaca

Alstroemeria versicolor

Alstroemeria psittacina

Alstroemeria pelegrina

Alstroemeria diazii

Alstroemeria ligtu

Alstroemeria haemantha

Amaryllis
 

Amaryllis
belladonna

Anemone

Anemone apennina

Anemone baldensis

Creamy-White

May

6 x 6
(15 x 15)

Should be grown in light shade where summers are hot; in full sun in cooler climates. Can be grown with green carpet rupturewort to provide a light green background for the flowers.

Anemone blanda

Deep Blue

April, May

6 x 6
(15 x 15)

Green

Companion plants from the Department of Horticultural Science of NC State University for Anemone blanda and its cultivars

Anemone caroliniana

Anemone coronaria
'de Caen'

Red, Blue or White

March, April,
May, June

12 x 6
(30 x 15)

Plant tubers 3 inches deep and spaced about 3 inches apart in bold drifts in Sep-Oct for spring-flowering; Mar/Apr for Jun-Jul flowering; May-Jun for Sep flowering.

Anemone fischeriana

Anemone
intermedia

Anemone nemorosa

White

April, May

Spreading Form

4 x 12
(9 x 30)

Green

Found growing in woodlands. A good bee and bumblebee plant.

Anemone nemorosa is native to Europe including Britain.

Anthericum

Anthericum liliago

Anthericum liliastrum

Anthericum ramosum

Antholyza
 

Antholyza
paniculata

Antholyza
aethiopica

Antholyza spicata

Apios

Apios tuberosa

Arisaema

Arisaema ringens

Arisaema dracontium

Arum

Arum italicum

Arum maculatum

Arum orientale

Arum palaestinum

Arum
proboscideum

The following are lists of plants in flower during these months from the P Infill2 Plants Index Gallery:-

Any Plant Type (some grown in Cool Green-house) Bloom-ing in
Dec-Jan
Feb-Mar

Any Plant Type (some grown in Cool Green-house) Bloom-ing in
Apr-May
Jun-Aug 1, 2, 3, 4

Any Plant Type (some grown in Cool Green-house) Bloom-ing in
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec

Any Plant Type Blooming in Smallest of Gardens

Indoor Bulb Growing from Indoor Bulb Growing by Edward Pearson. Published by Latimer House Limited in 1953. Growing instructions for Allium karataviense and Allium neapolitanum to be grown indoors:-

Pot in October, using John Innes potting mixture, ordinary soil or a mixture of 4 parts loam, 1 part well-rotted manure, 2 parts leaf-mould and 1 ounce medium bone-meal. Put 6 bulbs in a 5 inch pot (12.5 cms). After planting, the bulbs should remain in the dark for from 6-8 weeks.
Water. Keep the soil moist while rooting takes place. Increase water up to flowering and decrease when flowers are finished.
Temperature. When brought from the dark, keep the plants in reasonably cold quarters. The temperature should not be above 60F (16C), while 50F (10C) is better.
Position.Full light; east or north window.
Repot aanually when ripe.

and the following links describe other bulbs for use indoors over each month of the flowering year:-

Indoor Bulbs for
Dec-ember
January
February

Indoor Bulbs for
March
April
May

Indoor
Bulbs for
June
July
August

Indoor Bulbs for Sep-tember
October
November

Bulbs in Window-boxes
1, 2

BULB INDEX link to Bulb Description Page

7 Flower Colours per Month in Colour Wheel below in BULB, CORM, RHIZOME and TUBER GALLERY.

Click on Black or White box in Colour of Month.

Besides the above Bulb Flower Colour Comparison Pages, you also have the following Comparison Pages:-
...Bulb Flower Shape -
7 pages of Number of Petals ...... 5 petals,
23 pages of Flower Shape ......... Stars and
7 pages of Natural Arrangements Drumstick

...Bulb Form -
7 pages of Bulb Form ...Clump-forming
...Bulb Use -
33 pages of Bulb Use ...Mass Planting,
Groundcover,
Grow in Patio Pot and
Use in Coastal Conditions
...Bulb Preferred Soil
5 pages of Soil preferred by Bulb ...Chalk
 

BULB INDEX
link to Bulb Description Page or
link to Page in 4000 x 3000 pixel Raw Camera Photo Gallery or
link to Page in 1000 Ground-cover Plants or
link to Page in Infill Galleries:-

A

D

G

O

Acis autumnalis
- autumn
Acis autumnalis pulchellum - autumn
Acis autumnale 'September Snow' - autumn
Acis valentinum
- autumn
Aconitum cammarum
Aconitum heterophyllum
Aconitum japonicum
Aconitum lycoctonum
Aconitum napellus
Aconitum variegatum

Group 1(b). Single Dahlias - Singles
Dahlia 'Summertime'
 

Gladiolus in Autumn Bulb Gallery
Gladiolus communis
subsp. byzantinus
Gladiolus papilio
'Butterfly'

Omphalodes
cappadocica
Ophiopogon
planiscapus
Ophiopogon
planiscapus
'Nigrescens'
Oxalis adenophylla
Oxalis chrysantha
Oxalis enneaphylla
Oxalis hirta
'Gothenburg' - tender
Oxalis purpurea
- tender
Oxalis lobata
Oxalis obtusa

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2008

'Afterburner'
'Akvarel'
'Alpen Glow'
'Anna Lynn'
'Ant. Peeters'
'Assol'
'Beauty Mark'
'Blushing Blonde'
'Charm School'
'Cherokee Nation'
'Christmas Orchid'
'Cindy B'
'Conuma'
'Cool White'
'Court Jester'
'Dymos'
'Enchanted'
'Fancy Ruffles'
'Fragrant Lady'
'Glad Boy'
'Goluboj Vodopad'
'Harvest Sunset'
'Huron County'
'Island Sunset'
'Jupiter'
'Kiss of Rose'
'Lava Dandy II'
'Leah Carolyn'
'Lemon Blush'
'Lemon Meringue'
'Lemon Tart'
'Light Snow'
'Merriment'
'Neat'
'Nezhnost
(tenderness)'
'Nochnaya Melodiya (night Melody)'
'Nostalgie'
'Okouzlein'
'Opal Splash'
'Orange Dart'
'Osenni Karnaval'
'Passion'
'Peppi (female cat)'
'Perth Silence'
'Pete's Gold'
'Powerful Lady'
'Raspberry Cream'
'Red Deer'
'Red My Mind'
'Reflection'
'Rosy Posy'
'Royalist'
'Rozovaya Fantazia (pink fantasy)'
'Scrumptious'
'Showbound'
'Showman's Delight'
'Slastena
(sweetening)'
'Small Star'
'Snow Owl'
'Superior Champ'
'Terry'
'Vivacious'
'Volunteer'
'Vosmoe Marta
(8th of March)'
'Watermelon Wine'
'Willy Wonka'
'Wondrous'

Allium acuminatum
Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation'
Allium altissimum
'Goliath'
Allium ampeloprasum
Allium amplectens
Allium angulosum
Allium azureum
Allium 'Beau Regard'
Allium caeruleum
Allium caesium
Allium carinatum pulchellum 'Album'
Allium callimischon callimischon - autumn
Allium cepa var viviparum
Allium cernuum
Allium christophii
Allium cowanii
Allium crenulatum
Allium cupanii
Allium cyaneum
Allium cyathophorum
var farreri
Allium falcifolium
Allium flavum
Allium flavum nanum
Allium geyeri
Allium giganteum
Allium 'Gladiator'
Allium 'Globemaster'
Allium 'Globus'
Allium hirtifolium
'Album'
Allium 'His Excellency'
Allium x hollandicum
Allium jesdianum
'Akbulak'
Allium jesdianum ssp angustitepalum
Allium jesdianum
'Michael Hoog'
Allium jesdianum
'Purple King'
Allium jesdianum
'Shing'
Allium kansuensis
Allium karataviense
Allium karataviense
'Ivory Queen'
Allium lenkoranicum
Allium 'Lucy Ball'
Allium macleanii
Allium macranthum
Allium 'Mars'
Allium maximowiczii
Allium moly
Allium moly 'Jeannine'
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
Allium multibulbosum
Allium
neapolitanum
Allium nevskianum
Allium nigrum
Allium nutans
Allium obliquum
Alium paradoxum
ssp normale
Allium plummerae
Allium oreophilum
Allium pulchellum
Allium ramosum
Allium rosenbachianum
Allium roseum
Allium 'Round
and Purple'
Allium saxatile
Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum
albiflorum
Allium schoenoprasum 'Forescate'
Allium schubertii
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium
sphaerocephalum
Allium sphaero-cephalon
Allium stamineum
Allium stipitatum
Allium stipitatum
'Album'
Allium stipitatum
'Mount Everest'
Allium subvilosum
Allium triquetrum
Allium unifolium
Allium ursinum
Allium vineale 'Hair'
Allium violaceum
Allium wallichii
Allium zebdanense
 

Group 2. Anemone-Flowered Dahlias
Dahlia 'Purpinka'
Dahlia 'Toto'

P

Polyxena odorata
- tender
Polyxena paucifolia
- tender

Group 3(a). Collarette Dahlias - Collarette Singles
Dahlia 'Alstergruss'
 

Q

R

Group 4(a). Waterlily Dahlias - Medium-flowered
Dahlia 'Glory of
Heemstede'

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2009

'Benjamin'
'Blazing Arrow'
'Bold Heart'
'Catharina'
'Cheers'
'Crowd Pleaser'
'Eye Opener'
'Fiesta Americana'
'Fire Poker'
'Flower Girl'
'Grand Girl'
'Heavenly Gold'
'Holy Moly'
'Lavender Ice'
'Mercy Me'
'Miss Midas'
'Pure Poetry'
'Royal Touch'
'Sassy'
'Secret Lady'
'Smarty Pants'
'Stately Lady'
'Suzanne'
'Tsolum'

S

Sanguinaria
canadensis
Sanguinaria canadensis
'Plena'
Scilla siberica
Scilla peruviana
Sparaxis grandiflora acutiloba - tender
Sparaxis metelerkampiae - tender
Sparaxis parviflora
- tender
Sparaxis tricolor
- tender
Symphytum
ibericum
 

T

Alstroemeria aurantiaca
Alstroemeria versicolor
Alstroemeria psittacina
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeria diazii
Alstroemeria ligtu
Alstroemeria haemantha
Amaryllis
belladonna

Group 4(b). Waterlily Dahlias - Small-flowered
Dahlia 'Gerrie Hoek'
Dahlia 'Twilight Time'
 

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2010

'Angelic'
'Best Bet'
'Blue Bay'
'Cool Companion'
'Dream On'
'Extravagant Eyes'
'Fiesta Frenzy'
'Fragrant Art'
'Frosted Grape'
'Gussy Up'
'Huron Destiny'
'Mary's Dream'
'Nesook'
'Nimpkish'
'Rose Flash'
'Rusty Red'
'Teaser'
'Warm White'
'Wrigley'

Tricyrtis hirta
Tritonia crocata - tender
Tritonia crocata 'Bridal Veil' - tender
Tritonia crocata 'Pink Sensation' - tender
Tritonia crocata 'Serendipity' - tender
Tritonia crocata 'Tangerine' - tender
 

Tulipa Division 1:
Single Early
'Couleur Cardinal' 1M24R

Tulipa Division 4:
Darwin Tulips
'Bleu Aimable' 4M22PU
'Queen of Night' 4L24PU
 

Anemone apennina
Anemone baldensis
Anemone blanda
Anemone blanda 'Blue
Shades'
Anemone blanda
'Charmer'
Anemone blanda
'Pink Star'
Anemone blanda
'Radar'
Anemone blanda rosea
Anemone blanda
'Violet Star'
Anemone blanda 'White Splendour'
Anemone caroliniana
Anemone coronaria
'de Caen'
Anemone coronaria
'St Brigid'
Anemone demissa
Anemone fischeriana
Anemone hupehensis
Anemone x
lipsiensis 'Pallida'
Anemone
intermedia
Anemone narcissiflora
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
'Alba Plena'
Anemone nemorosa
'Allenii'
Anemone nemorosa
'Bracteata Pleniflora'
Anemone nemorosa
'Lychette'
Anemone nemorosa
'Robinsoniana'
Anemone nemorosa
'Vestal'
Anemone ranunculoides
Anemone ranunculoides 'Pleniflora'
Anemone rupicola
Anemone trullifolia
 

Group 5(a) - Decorative Dahlias -
Giant-flowered
Dahlia 'Edinburgh'
Dahlia 'Fleur'
Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'
Dahlia 'White Perfection'
 

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2011

'Babsbill'
'Cockadoodle'
'Coral Sea'
'Cypress Creek'
'High Stakes'
'Immaculate Heart'
'Irish Cream'
'Mother Nature'
'Orange Effect'
'Peppermint Delight'
'Peta Christina'
'Shenanigans'
'Solar Star'
'Velvet Revolution'
'Wowzer'

Tulipa Division 4:
Darwin Hybrid
'Apeldoorn' 4L24R
'Beauty of Apeldoorn' 4L24MC
'Jewel of Spring' 4M20Y

Tulipa Division 6:
Lily-flowered
'White Triumphator' 6L26W

Tulipa Division 7:
Fringed
'Daytona' 7L26W

Tulipa Division 8:
Viridiflora
'Flaming Spring Green' 8L20MC
'Spring Green' 8L20MC
'Virichic' 8L18MC
 

Group 5(b) - Decorative Dahlias -
Large-flowered
Dahlia 'Red/White
Fubuki'

Gladiolus Bulb American registered in 2012

'Aaralyn'
'Bald's Beauty'
'Delightful'
'Destiny'
'Expresident'
'Farmer's Daughter'
'French Rose'
'Gypsy Belle'
'Happy Face'
'Happy Hour'
'Hendrika'
'Juicy Fruit'
'Lauren'
'Libuse'
'Lyle'
'Magic Rose'
'Natural Flame'
'Orange Ensemble'
'Professor Plum'
'Pulchy'
'Quiver'
'Sacia Lynn'
'Scarlet Starlet'
'Spritzer'
'Tabasco Cat'
'The King's Kisses'
'Velvet Mistress'
'William Tell'

Tulipa Division 10:
Parrot
'Black Parrot' 10L20MC
'Blue Parrot' 10M12MC

Tulipa Division 11:
Double Late or Peony-flowered
'Angelique' 11L14MC

Tulipa Division 12:
Kaufmanniana
'Stresa' 12M12MC

Anthericum liliago
Anthericum liliastrum
Anthericum ramosum
Antholyza
paniculata
Antholyza
aethiopica
Antholyza spicata
Apios tuberosa
Arisaema ringens
Arisaema dracontium

Tulipa Division 13:
Fosteriana (Emperor)
'Purissima' 13E16W
'Yellow Purissima' 13E16Y

Tulipa Division 15:
Species (Botanical)
batalinii 15M15Y
tarda 15M6MC
turkestanica 15E12W
urumiensis 15M6Y
violacea 15E10MC

Arisarum
proboscideum
Arum italicum
Arum italicum
'Marmoratum'
Arum maculatum
Arum orientale
Arum palaestinum
Arum
proboscideum
Aruncus dioicus

Group 5(c) - Decorative Dahlias -
Medium-flowered
Dahlia 'Duet'
Dahlia 'Funny Face'
Dahlia 'Golden Emblem'
Dahlia 'Lilac Time'
Dahlia 'Rosella'
Dahlia 'Smokey'
Dahlia 'Snow Country'
 

H

U

Hedysarum
hedysaroides
Helleborus
foetidus
Helleborus
niger
Helleborus
orientalis
Helleborus orientalis
abchasicus
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Hyacinthoides
non-scripta

B

Group 5(d) - Decorative Dahlias -
Small-flowered
Dahlia 'Abba'
Dahlia 'Arabian Night'
Dahlia 'Arnhem'
Dahlia 'Canary Fubuki'
Dahlia 'Christine'
Dahlia 'Claudette'
Dahlia 'Cobra'
Dahlia 'El Paso'
Dahlia 'Gallery
Vincent'
Dahlia 'Sisa'
Dahlia 'Wittem'

I

V

abiana stricta - tender
Biarum bovei
- autumn
Biarum ochridense
- autumn
Biarum tenuifolium
- autumn
Biarum tenuifolium var. abbreviatum - autumn
 

Impatiens
tinctoria
Iris
foetidissima
Iris laevigata
Iris pseudacorus
Ixia 'Blue Bird' - tender
Ixia 'Castor' - tender
Ixia flexuosa - tender
Ixia 'Giant' - tender
Ixia 'Hogarth' - tender
Ixia 'Holland's Gloire'
- tender
Ixia 'Mabel' - tender
Ixia maculata - tender
Ixia 'Marquette' - tender
Ixia 'Rose Emperor'
- tender
Ixia 'Titia' - tender
Ixia 'Venus' - tender
Ixia 'Vulcan' - tender
Ixia 'Yellow Emperor'
- tender

Veltheimia bracteata
- tender

C

Group 5(e) - Decorative Dahlias -
Miniature-flowered
Dahlia 'Gallery
Cezanne'
Dahlia 'Little Tiger'
 

J

XYZ

Campanula
glomerata
Campanula
persicifolia
Centaurea montana
Ceratostigma
plumbagoides
 

Group 6(b) - Ball Dahlias - Miniature Ball
Dahlia 'Orange Nugget'
Dahlia 'Stolze
von Berlin'
 

Zantedeschia elliottiana 'Black-eyed Beauty'

Autumn-flowering
Colchicums
Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum autumnale 'Alboplenum'
Colchicum autumnale
'Album'
Colchicum autumnale
'Major'
Colchicum autumnale
'Nancy Lindsay'
Colchicum autumnale 'Pleniflorum'
Colchicum
'Autumn Herald'
Colchicum baytopiorum
Colchicum boissieri
Colchicum byzantinum
Colchicum cilicium
Colchicum cilicium
'Purpureum'
Colchicum cupanii
Colchicum
'Dick Trotter'
Colchicum 'Disraeli'
Colchicum giganteum
Colchicum 'Gracia'
Colchicum graecum
Colchicum 'Harlekijn'
Colchicum 'Jochem Hof'
Colchicum laetum
Colchicum
'Lilac Bedder'
Colchicum
'Lilac Wonder'
Colchicum luteum
Colchicum parlatoris
Colchicum 'Poseidon'
Colchicum
'Rosy Dawn'
Colchicum speciosum
Colchicum speciosum
'Album'
Colchicum speciosum bornmeulleri
Colchicum speciosum
'Ordu'
Colchicum tenorei
Colchicum
'The Giant'
Colchicum
'Violet Queen'
Colchicum
'Water Lily'
Colchicum
'William Dykes'

Group 7 - Pompon
Dahlias
Dahlia 'Golden
Sceptre'

K

Group 8(c) - Cactus Medium-flowered
Dahlia 'Garden
Princess'
Dahlia 'Nuit d'Ete'
Dahlia 'Orfeo'
 

L

Lachenalia aloides -
tender
Lachenalia aloides
aurea -tender
Lachenalia aloides
quadricolor - tender
Lachenalia aloides
pearsonii - tender
Lachenalia aloides
vanzyliae - tender
Lachenalia bulbifera
- tender
Lachenalia contaminata
- tender
Lachenalia elegans
- tender
Lachenalia 'Fransie'
- tender
Lachenalia glaucina var. pallida - tender
Lachenalia juncifolia
- tender
Lachenalia 'Namakwa'
- tender
Lachenalia namaquensis
- tender
Lachenalia 'Nova'
- tender
Lachenalia orthopetala
- tender
Lachenalia pustulata
- tender
Lachenalia 'Robyn'
- tender
Lachenalia 'Rolina'
- tender
Lachenalia 'Romaud'
- tender
Lachenalia 'Romelia'
- tender
Lachenalia 'Ronina'
- tender
Lachenalia 'Rosabeth'
- tender
Lachenalia rosea
- tender
Lachenalia 'Rupert'
- tender
Lachenalia splendida
- tender
Lachenalia unifolia
- tender
Lachenalia viridiflora
- tender
Lachenalia zeyheri
- tender

Group 8(d) - Cactus - Small-flowered
Dahlia 'Playa Blanca'
 

Group 9(b) - Semi-Cactus Dahlias -
Large-flowered
Dahlia 'Colour Spectacle'

Tessellated-flowering Colchicums
Colchicum agrippinum
Colchicum
'Autumn Queen'
Colchicum bivonae
'Apollo'
Colchicum bivonae
'Glory of Heemstede'
Colchicum bivonae
'Vesta'
Colchicum
macrophyllum
Colchicum sfikasianum
Colchicum sibthorpi

Group 9(d) - Semi-Cactus Dahlias -
Small-flowered
Dahlia 'Extase'
Dahlia 'Hayley Jane'
Dahlia 'Ludwig
Helfert'
 

Leucocoryne 'Andes'
Leucocoryne 'Caravelle'
 

I Asiatic Hybrid Lilies
Lilium 'Apollo'
Lilium 'Cancun'
Lilium 'Citronella'
Lilium 'Claire'
Lilium Cote 'd'Azur'
Lilium 'Fata Morgana'
Lilium 'Gironde'
Lilium 'Gran Paradiso'
Lilium 'Kingdom'
Lilium 'King Pete'
Lilium 'Lennox'
Lilium 'Lollpop'
Lilium 'Montreux'
Lilium 'Orange County'
Lilium 'Prunotto'
Lilium 'Rosella's Dream'

Winter-flowering
Colchicums
Colchicum crocifolium
Colchicum kesselringii
Colchicum hungaricum albiflorum
Colchicum szovitisii
'Tivi'
Colchicum szovitisii
'White Forms'

Group 9(e) - Semi-Cactus Dahlias -
Miniature-flowered
Dahlia 'Autumn Fairy'
Dahlia 'Munchen'

Winter- and Spring-Flowering Colchicums
Colchicum hungaricum
 

Group 10PE(c) - Miscellaneous Dahlias -
Small-flowered
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

I Dwarf Asiatic Hybrid
Lilies
Lilium 'Buff Pixie'
Lilium 'Butter Pixie'
Lilium 'Ceb Crimson'
Lilium 'Inuvik'
Lilium 'Pink Pixie'
Lilium 'Tailor Made'

Autumn-flowering
Crocus
Crocus banaticus
Crocus asturicus var. atripurpureus
Crocus asumaniae
Crocus boryi
Crocus cambessedesii
Crocus cancellatus
cancellatus
Crocus cancellatus
lycius
Crocus cancellatus
pamphylicus
Crocus
cartwrightianus
Crocus
cartwrightianus 'Albus'
Crocus goulimyi
Crocus goulimyi 'Albus'
Crocus hadriaticus
Crocus hadriaticus
'Indian Summer'
Crocus kotschyanus kotschyanus
Crocus kotschyanus kotschyanus 'Albus'
Crocus kotschyanus
'Reliance'
Crocus laevigatus
'Fontenayi'
Crocus ligusticus
Crocus niveus
Crocus nudiflorus
Crocus ochroleucus
Crocus oreocreticus
Crocus pallasii
ssp. pallasii
Crocus pulchellus
Crocus pulchellus 'Albus'
Crocus pulchellus
'Inspiration'
Crocus pulchellus 'Michael Hoog'
Crocus pulchellus
'Zephyr'
Crocus sativus
Crocus serotinus
clusii
Crocus serotinus
salzmanii
Crocus serotinus salzmanii 'Erectophyllus'
Crocus speciosus
'Aino'
Crocus speciosus
'Aitchisonii'
Crocus speciosus
Crocus speciosus
'Albus'
Crocus speciosus
'Atabir'
Crocus speciosus
'Cassiope'
Crocus speciosus
'Conqueror'
Crocus speciosus
'Oxonian'
Crocus veneris

E

II Martagon Hybrid
Lilies
Lilium x marhan 'Mrs R.O. Backhouse'

Erythronium
dens-canis
Erythronium
'Pagoda'
Erythronium
tuolumnense
 

V Longiflorum Hybrid
Lilies
Lilium formosanum var. pricei 'Snow Queen'

F

VI Trumpet Hybrid
Lilies
Lilium 'African Queen'
Lilium 'Golden
Splendour'
Lilium 'Pink Perfection'
Lilium 'Regale'
 

Ferraria crispa
- tender

VII Oriental Hybrid
Lilies
Lilium 'Acapulco'
Lilium 'Arena'
Lilium 'Barbaresco'
Lilium 'Bergamo'
Lilium 'Black Beauty'
Lilium 'Casa Blanca'
Lilium 'Cobra'
Lilium 'Con Amore'
Lilium 'Garden Party'
Lilium 'La Reve'
Lilium 'Mona Lisa'
Lilium 'Robert Swanson'
Lilium 'Siberia'
Lilium 'Starfighter'
Lilium 'Star Gazer'
Lilium 'Visa Versa'

Freesia alba
- tender
Freesia andersoniae
- tender
Freesia corymbosa
- tender
Freesia elimensis
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Athene'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Ballerina'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Bloemfontein'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Chiron'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Clazina'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Corona'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Diana'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Epona'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Fantasy'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Golden Melody'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Jessica'
- tender
Freesia speciosa 'Magdalena'
- tender
Fritillaria imperiallis
Fritillaria imperiallis 'Lutea'
Fritillaria imperiallis
'Rubra Maxima'

VIII Miscellaneous
Lilies
Lilium 'Conca d'Or'
Lilium 'Red Dutch'
Lilium 'Triumphator'
 

IX Species Lilies
Lilium auratum
Lilium cernuum
Lilium duchartrei
Lilium formosanum
Lilium formosanum
pricei
Lilium hansonii
Lilium henryi
Lilium leichtilinii
Lilium martagon
Lilium nepalense
Lilium pardalinum
Lilium superbum
Lilium wallichianum

Unspecified Lilies
Lilium lancifolium
'Splendens'
Lilium speciosum
'Rubrum'

Winter-flowering
Crocus
Crocus ancyrensis
'Golden Bunch'
Crocus biflorus
'Miss Vain'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Ard Schenk'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Blue Pearl'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Cream Beauty'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Dorothy'
Crocus chrysanthus
'E.A. Bowles'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Fusco-tinctus'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Goldilocks'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Prince Claus'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Princess Beatrix'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Romance'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Saturnus'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Snow Bunting'
Crocus chrysanthus
'Warley'
Crocus chrysanthus 'Zwanenburg Bronze'
Crocus sieberi
atticus 'Firefly'
Crocus sieberi atticus
'Violet Queen'
Crocus sieberi 'subsp. sublimis Tricolor'
Crocus
tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus 'Barrs Purple'
Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant'
Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'

G

M

Galanthus elwesii
 

Massonia echinata
Melasphaerula ramosa
Mimulus
primuloides
Mitella breweri

Gladiolus Bulb European

Gladiolus 'Amsterdam'
Gladiolus 'Atom'
Gladiolus 'Ben Venuto'
Gladiolus callianthus
'Murielae'
Gladiolus carneus
Gladiolus 'Carthago'
Gladiolus 'Charming Beauty'
Gladiolus 'Charming Lady'
Gladiolus 'Cherry Berry'
Gladiolus colvillei
'Albus'
Gladiolus 'Cream
of the Crop'
Gladiolus 'Deciso'
Gladiolus 'Ed's Conquest'
Gladiolus 'Elvira'
Gladiolus 'Espresso'
Gladiolus 'Eurovision'
Gladiolus 'Evergreen'
Gladiolus 'Flevo Smile'
Gladiolus 'Florence
Nightingale'
Gladiolus 'Friendship'
Gladiolus 'Golden
Melody'
Gladiolus 'Goldfield'
Gladiolus 'Grand
Finale'
Gladiolus 'Her Majesty'
Gladiolus 'Hotline'
Gladiolus 'Huron Fox'
Gladiolus 'Huron Jewel'
Gladiolus 'Impressive'
Gladiolus 'Jayvee'
Gladiolus 'Jessica'
Gladiolus 'Karen 'P' '
Gladiolus 'Lady Elenore'
Gladiolus 'Little Jude'
Gladiolus 'Marj 'S' '
Gladiolus 'Mirella'
Gladiolus 'Mr Chris'
Gladiolus 'Perth Pearl'
Gladiolus 'Pink
Elegance'
Gladiolus 'Pinnacle'
Gladiolus 'Plaisir'
Gladiolus 'Prins Claus'
Gladiolus 'Raymond
'C' '
Gladiolus 'Rose Elf'
Gladiolus 'Ruth Ann'
Gladiolus 'Slick Chick'
Gladiolus 'Tesoro'
Gladiolus 'Tristis'
Gladiolus 'Whistle
Stop'
 

N

Narcissus - Division 1:
Trumpet Daffodil
Cultivars
'Brabazon' 1Y-Y
'Bravoure' 1W-Y
'Dutch Master' 1Y-Y
'Golden Harvest' 1Y-Y
'Little Beauty' 1W-Y
'Rijnveld's Early
Sensation' 1Y-Y
'Small Talk' 1Y-Y
'Spellbinder' 1Y-Y
 

Narcissus - Division 2:
Large-Cupped Daffodil Cultivars
'Altun Ha' 2YYW-W
'Armada' 2Y-O
'Border Beauty' 2Y-O
'Carlton' 2Y-Y
'Ceylon' 2Y-O
'Glen Clova' 2Y-ORR
'Home Fires'
'Ice Follies' 2W-Y
'Redhill' 2W-OR
'Romance' 2W-PPO
'Rustom Pasha' 2Y-O
'St. Keverne' 2Y-Y
 

Winter and Spring-Flowering Crocus
Crocus etruscus
Crocus flavus ssp. flavus 'Golden Yellow'

Cyclamen
cilicium
Cyclamen
coum
Cyclamen coum
'Album'
Cyclamen hederifolium

Narcissus - Division 3:
Small-Cupped Daffodil Cultivars
'Badbury Rings' 3Y-YYO
'Merlin' 3W-YYR
 

Narcissus - Division 4:
Double Daffodil
Cultivars
'Abba' 4W-O
'Replete' 4W-P
'Sir Winston
Churchill' 4W-O

Narcissus - Division 5:
Triandrus Daffodil
Cultivars
'Hawera' 5Y-Y
 

Discs and Florets Flower Elaborated Shape

Disc - Many daisies are easy to grow and very free-flowering. The typical colour contrast between the disc and the surrounding rays creates a lively effect (Argyranthemum 'Maderia Santana'). Many daisies are excellent cut flowers.

Floret - Floret is a small or reduced flower, especially 1 of a cluster in a composite flower - such as the florets of a sunflower (The very small flowers in a ring inside the yellow petals of Helianthus annuus). It is also any of the tight, branched clusters of flower buds that together form a head of cauliflower or broccoli.

Narcissus - Division 6:
Cyclamineus Daffodil
Cultivars
'Beryl' 6Y-YYO
'February Gold' 6Y-Y
'Garden Princess' 6Y-Y
'Jack Snipe' 6W-Y
'Jetfire' 6Y-O
'Peeping Tom' 6Y-Y
'Spring Dawn' 6Y-Y
 

Narcissus - Division 7:
Jonquilla and Apodanthus Daffodil Cultivars
'Baby Moon' 7Y-Y Min
'Bell Song' 7W-P
'Golden Dawn' 7Y-O
'Kokopelli' 7Y-Y
'Pipit' 7Y-Y
'Quail' 7Y-Y
 

Narcissus - Division 8:
Tazetta Daffodil
Cultivars
'Falconet' 8Y-O
'Geranium' 8W-O
'Minnow' 8Y-Y
papyraceus 8W-W
 

Narcissus - Division 9:
Poeticus Daffodil
Cultivars
 

Narcissus - Division 10:
Bulbocodium Daffodil
Cultivars
"Golden Bells" 10Y-Y
subsp. obesus 10Y-Y
pseudonarcissus 10W-Y
pseudonarcissus
'Praecox' 10W-Y
 

Narcissus - Division 11:
Split-Corona Daffodil Cultivars
a) Collar Daffodils
'Cassata' 11aW-Y

Narcissus - Division 12:
Other Daffodil Cultivars
 

Narcissus - Division 13:
Daffodils distinguished solely by Botanical Name
asturiensis 13Y-Y
bulbocodium 13Y-Y
cyclamineus 13Y-Y
obvallaris 13Y-Y
poeticus var
physaloides 13W-GYO

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Page structure amended November 2012. Colour Wheel clarified January 2013.
Feet changed to inches (cms) July 2015. Flower Thumbnails with Height/ Width added October 2015.
Foliage Thumbnails, Bulb Use and Comments added March 2016.
Completed change from adding to mapping and index details March 2018
Chris Garnons-Williams.

DISCLAIMER: Links to external sites are provided as a courtesy to visitors. Ivydene Horticultural Services are not responsible for the content and/or quality of external web sites linked from this site.  

There are other pages on Plants which bloom in each month of the year in this website:-

• 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index
• Plants Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow, White, Other Colours which lead on to other pages
• Colour Wheel - All Flowers per Month 12
• Bedding
• Bulb
• Climber
• Deciduous Shrub
• Deciduous Tree
• Evergreen Perennial
• Evergreen Shrub
• Evergreen Tree
• Herbaceous Perennial
• Rhododendron
• Rose
• Wild Flower
  
   
• Plants for Cut Flowers in
  January
  February
  March
  April
  May
  June
  July
  August
  September
  October
  November
  December

• Climber 3 sector Vertical Plant System with flowers in
  Jan,
  Feb,
  Mar,
  Apr,
  May 1, 2
  Jun,
  Jul,
  Aug,
  Sep,
  Oct,
  Nov,
  Dec
   

• Indoor Bulbs for
  December
  January
  February
• Indoor Bulbs for
  March
  April
  May
• Indoor
  Bulbs for
  June
  July
  August
• Indoor Bulbs for
  September
  October
  November
• Plant Bloom
  Dec-Jan
  Feb-Mar
• Plant Bloom
  Apr-May
  Jun-Aug
• Plant Bloom
  Sep-Oct
  Nov-Dec

THE 2 EUREKA EFFECT PAGES FOR UNDERSTANDING SOIL AND HOW PLANTS INTERACT WITH IT OUT OF 10,000:-

• THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE 2 QUARTZ GRAIN SIBLINGS, and
• HOW ROOTS OF PLANTS ARE IN CONTROL IN THE SOIL
• before continuing in this website.

Explanation of Structure of this Website with User Guidelines Page for those photo galleries with Photos (of either ones I have taken myself or others which have been loaned only for use on this website from external sources)

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Choose 1 of these different Plant selection Methods:-

1. Choose a plant from 1 of 53 flower colours in the Colour Wheel Gallery.

2. Choose a plant from 1 of 12 flower colours in each month of the year from 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery.

3. Choose a plant from 1 of 6 flower colours per month for each type of plant:-
Aquatic
Bedding
Bulb
Climber
Conifer
Deciduous Shrub
Deciduous Tree
Evergreen Perennial
Evergreen Shrub
Evergreen Tree
Hedging
Herbaceous Perennial
Herb
Odds and Sods
Rhododendron
Rose
Soft Fruit
Top Fruit
Wild Flower

4. Choose a plant from its Flower Shape:-
Shape, Form
Index
Flower Shape

5. Choose a plant from its foliage:-
Bamboo
Conifer
Fern
Grass
Vegetable

6. There are 6 Plant Selection Levels including Bee Pollinated Plants for Hay Fever Sufferers in
Plants Topic.

or

7. When I do not have my own or ones from mail-order nursery photos , then from March 2016, if you want to start from the uppermost design levels through to your choice of cultivated and wildflower plants to change your Plant Selection Process then use the following galleries:-

• Create and input all plants known by Amateur Gardening inserted into their Sanders' Encyclopaedia from their edition published in 1960 (originally published by them in 1895) into these
  • Stage 1 - Garden Style Index Gallery,
    then
  • Stage 2 - Infill Plants Index Gallery being the only gallery from these 7 with photos (from Wikimedia Commons) ,
    then
  • Stage 3 - All Plants Index Gallery with each plant species in its own Plant Type Page followed by choice from Stage 4a, 4b, 4c and/or 4d REMEMBERING THE CONSTRAINTS ON THE SELECTION FROM THE CHOICES MADE IN STAGES 1 AND 2
  • Stage 4a - 12 Bloom Colours per Month Index Gallery,
  • Stage 4b - 12 Foliage Colours per Month Index Gallery with
  • Stage 4c - Cultivation, Position, Use Index Gallery and
  • Stage 4d - Shape, Form Index Gallery
  • Unfortunately, if you want to have 100's of choices on selection of plants from 1000's of 1200 pixels wide by up to 16,300 pixels in length webpages, which you can jump to from almost any of the pages in these 7 galleries above, you have to put up with those links to those choices being on
    • the left topic menu table,
    • the header of the middle data table and on
    • the page/index menu table on the right of every page of those galleries.

I like reading and that is shown by the index in my Library, where I provide lists of books to take you between designing, maintaining or building a garden and the hierarchy of books on plants taking you from

• the coffee-table book where different blue primrose cultivars occur in the prose on pages 17, 90 and 202,
• to ones where there is a table of primrose cultivars with blue flowers on a single page,
• to what plants to associate with those blue primroses and
• companion plants for them.

Colour Wheel of All Flowers

Primary Colours:-
Red.
Yellow.
Blue.

Secondary Colours:-
Orange.
Green.
Violet.

Tertiary Colours:-
Red Orange.
Yellow Orange.
Yellow Green.
Blue Green.
Blue Violet.
Red Violet.

Bee-pollinated plants in Colour Wheel of 12 Flower Colours Per Month

Inner circle of Grey is 12 months of Unusual or Multi-Coloured Flower Colour

Rock Garden (Alpines) suitable for Small Gardens in 53 Colours

FLOWERING IN MONTH
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Functional combinations in the border from the International Flower Bulb Centre in Holland:-

"Here is a list of the perennials shown by research to be the best plants to accompany various flower bulbs. The flower bulbs were tested over a period of years in several perennial borders that had been established for at least three years.

In combination with hyacinths:

• Alchemilla plants or seeds with book and Plant Crib
• Campanula lactiflora seeds
• Campanula poscharskyana
• Geranium (diverse soorten en cultivars zoals psilostemon, sanguineum) plants or seeds
• Hosta plants or seeds
• Nepeta faassenii plants or seeds
• Ophiopogon plants or seeds
• Salvia nemorosa plants or seeds
• Solidago plants or seeds (not to be confused with Solidago Riders)
• Teucrium plants or seeds

In combination with tulips:

• Anemone hybrids
• Agastache perennial herbs
• Aster hybrid seeds or plants (could make the train to see them using one from Aster Hobbies - Gauge One Live Steam models!)
• Astrantia plants or seeds
• Centranthus plants or seeds
• Dicentra plants or seeds
• Geranium (many cultivars such as versicolor, macrorrhizum, psilostemon, ‘Philippe Vapelle’) plants or seeds
• Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’
• Helleborus plants or seeds
• Hemerocallis plants or seeds with British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society
• Heuchera plants or seeds
• Kalimeris plants or seeds
• Lavandula - as seeds for shrubs, as hedges
• Monarda plants or seeds
• Origanum hybrid plants or seeds
• Sidalcea hybrid plants or seeds
• Stachys grandiflora ‘Superba’
• Thalictrum plant or seed
• Veronica longifolia plant or seed
• Veronicastrum plants or seeds

In combination with narcissi:

• Alchemilla plants or seeds with book and Plant Crib
• Astilbe plants or seeds
• Brunnera plants or seeds
• Carex plants or seeds
• Chelone plants or seeds
• Darmera plants or seeds
• Epimedium plants or seeds
• Geranium (many species and cultivars such as magnificum, endressii, macrorrhizum) plants or seeds
• Gillenia plants or seeds
• Hemerocallis plants or seeds with British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society
• Hosta plants or seeds
• Kirengeshoma palmata
• Lamium plants or seeds
• Ligularia dentata
• Lysimachia punctata
• Lysimachia clethroides
• Omphalodes plants or seeds
• Pulmonaria plants or seeds
• Tellima plants or seeds
• Waldsteinia plants or seeds

For narcissi, the choice was difficult to make. The list contains only some of the perennials that are very suitable for combining with narcissi. In other words, narcissi can easily compete with perennials.

In combination with specialty bulbs:

• Aquilegia plants or seeds with DVD on 'A Guide to Aquilegias: sowing growing and breeding'
• Astilbe plants or seeds
• Bergenia plants or seeds
• Campanula ‘Birch Hybrid’ plants or seeds
• Campanula portenschlagiana plants or seeds
• Geranium (diverse soorten en cultivars zoals sanguineum, wlassovianum) plants or seeds
• Hemerocallis plants or seeds with British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society
• Heuchera plants or seeds
• Lamium orvala plants or seeds
• Waldsteinia plants or seeds".