Lets face it, tulips, crocus, alliums and daffodils take all of the limelight in spring. 

But there are so many more bulbs spring has to offer.

Bulbs are a storage unit. They have developed with a necessity to conserve energy over the extremely harsh cold weather of winter, and the very dry weather of summer. Many bulbs originally come from Southern Europe where conditions can be more extreme than in Northern Europe. 

Spring is the perfect time for any flower. Warm sunlight and plenty of water. 

In our miscellaneous bulb section we cover the wonderful diversity of these geophytes. Corms, tubers and bulbs (you can see a definition here) with a vast array of colours, sizes and flowering times.

All of these make great partners to the major spring flowering bulbs but they are wonderful flowers in their own right.

• Find flowers of true blue in Anemone Blanda
• Explore the white and green of Ornithogalum
• Impress your visitors with giants such as Eremurus or Fritillaria Imperialis
• Build a woodland carpet with Bluebells, Snowdrops or Scilla
• Create a haven for pollinators with Erythronium, Nectoaroscordum or Camassias
• Start the year with Eranthis
• Fill your pots with long lasting Muscari

With such a wide variety of bulbs you’re bound to find inspiration for any part of your garden. 

Historically, miscellaneous bulbs has been a ‘cover-all’ name for this collection of bulbs. To save you scrolling through endless lists of bulbs we have kept to tradition. I’m sure you’ll agree, many of these flowers equally match the beauty of tulips and daffodils.