Listing of garden bulbs with the letters A through to D inclusive,
together with relevant pages of information about the various individual
bulbs.
The list includes all of the Tubers, Rhizomes, Corms and other fleshy
rooted perennials that act in the same manner as real bulbs.
Other information about growing bulbs can be found in the top
navigation area.
This section covers bulbs such as the ever popular Agapanthus,
Alliums, Anemones, Begonias Cannas, Crocus, Hardy Cyclamen and the
versatile Dahlia groups.
A
- Agapanthus -
Blues, whites and oinks in these African Lilies
- Allium - Non edible
ornamental onion family - normally whit flowers
- Amaryllis
- The real Amaryllis - Belladonna Lily - not the one sold as indoor
flowering bulbs (Hippeastrum)
- Anemone -
Japanese and wood anemones - wide range of bulbous plants
B
- Begonia - Vibrant colours
in a range of flower types - non hardy for garden use
C
- Camassia - The
Indian Hyacinth or Quamash
- Canna - Indian Shot
plant because the hard seeds were once used in muskets instead of
lead pellets.
-
Cardiocrinum - The Giant Lily - very spectacular
- Chionodoxa - Small
growing bulbous plant Glory of the Snow - very early flowering -
Mainly blue flowers with pink also
- Colchicum - Somewhat
wrongly named the 'Autumn Crocus' which should be reserved for The
'Meadow Saffron' - a very different plant - Naked Ladies, being the
preferred name.
- Corydalis
- Tuberous perennials with varied colours
- Crocosmia - Previously known
as Montbretia. A colourful show for the later months of summer and
early autumn.
- Crocus - Spring
flowering goblet shaped flowers - for growing almost anywhere.
- Cyclamen - The hardy
Cyclamen are generally either C. coum or C. hederifolia.
D