The spring bulb garden reaches its zenith with mid season tulips and daffodils flowering together, creating one of the most colorful tapestries imaginable. The late winter and early spring bulbs are nearly all dwarf forms, but many of the mid season varieties, including summer snowflake, most of the daffodils and almost all tulips, are much taller, growing to 60cm.
Meanwhile crown imperial rises to almost 1.2m or more, making it one of the most statuesque of all bulbs. The grape hyacinths, including wood anemone, bluebell and dog's tooth violet are shorter at only 30cm. There are also some shorter daffodils, such as silver chimes and some small species tulips, such as the lilac and diminutive. While tulips and grape hyacinths prefer to bask in spring and sunshine, several of the fritillaries, including snake's head fritillary, and nearly all daffodils are happy in sun or partial shade.
Others, such as wood anemones, dog's tooth violets and summer snowflakes, enjoy light shade, in damp grass or woodland. Here, the first bluebells will be starting to flower. Typical of mid season daffodils, romance grows to about 50cm high. It is a beautifully proportioned white daffodil with a rich pink trumpet, and it looks stunning backlit with spring sunshine. It is excellent for borders near the lime green foliage of newly emerging herbaceous plants.
The lily flower tulip west point, which grows to 50cm, bridges the seasons between mid and late spring. The vivid yellow petals are exquisitely pointed, and the flowers look dramatic with strong yellows, red or blues but also look wonderful with soft grey foliage plants. Tulip is one of the most beautiful spring bulbs with flowers gracefully poised and petals intricately marked.
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