Bulb Spring Bonanza

Enjoy a beautiful bonanza of bulbs this spring! This collection of six different bulb varieties will have your garden springing into life after the winter gloom. The eager anticipation of spring colour, as bulbs push through the soil in late winter, is one of the great joys of the garden year. Not only are these bulbs beautiful, but they are also perennial, providing you with uplifting colour not just this spring but for many springs to come. This versatile selection includes bulbs which will perform superbly in containers, borders and naturalised in grass.

Bulb Spring Bonanza contains 374 bulbs, comprising the following varieties:

• Tulip ‘Everlasting Mixture’ (32 bulbs) – a mixture of truly perennial tulips which reliably re-flower year after year. Blooming from early April, the sturdy flowers have superb weather resistance and will continue for longer than most garden varieties. The bold colours and strong upright stems make this mix particularly good for cutting. Height: 40cm (16″). Spread: 15cm (6″). Bulb size: 11/12.
• Ipheion Mix (50 bulbs) – Clumps of bright green foliage emerge in the autumn followed by an abundance of colourful star-shaped flowers in spring. The flowers have a delightfully sweet honey fragrance. Ideal for borders and patio containers where these easy to grow bulbs will provide you with a delightful spring display. Height: 15cm (6″). Spread: 5cm (2″).
• Hyacinth ‘Berries and Cream Mixture’ (32 bulbs)- a harmonious blend of rose, violet, pink and pale lavender, instead of the usual shades of blue and purple. Perfect for filling beds, borders and containers with a riot of spring blooms and that characteristic, heady, hyacinth fragrance. Bulb size 16/17. Height: 25cm (10″). Spread: 8cm. (3″).
• Snowdrop Giant, Galanthus elwesii (40 Bulbs) – a striking giant snowdrop which bears the largest snowdrop flowers, up to 2.5cm long with a beautiful honey fragrance. Loves to shelter in dappled shade at the base of trees and shrubs, but looks equally at home in an alpine garden, or naturalised in grass. Height: 30cm (12″). Spread: 10cm (4″).
• Puschkinia libanotica (200 bulbs) – the Russian Snowdrop, also known as the Lebanon Striped Squill. Gleaming white blooms are produced in dense clusters, each brightly striped with pale blue. Grow them in borders and rockeries or naturalise them in grass. Height: 15cm (6″). Spread: 10cm (4″).
• Iris ‘Eyecatcher’ (20 bulbs) -White petals heavily patterned with rich blue and a yellow stripe. This charming dwarf iris is perfect for pots, rockeries, between paving and front of border. Height: 20cm (8″).Spread 8cm (3″).

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