Bulb Care Instructions and Planting Depth Chart
If You Like Simplicity in the Garden, You'll Appreciate Bulbs
Bulb Planting Instructions
- Dig out the soil to the proper depth. (See chart below)
- Amend soil (if needed), drop the bulb in, tips up.
- Cover the bulb completely and water well.
Bulb Planting by Type
| Bulb | Planting Time Spring & Fall | Bloom Time | Planting Depth | Planting Distance | Soil Preference |
| Allium | S/F | Late Spring-Early Summer | 6-8" | 6-8" | Well drained, sandy loam |
| Alocasia/Colocasia | S | Summer (Foliage) | 8-10" | 3-6' | Well drained |
| Anemone | F | Early Spring | 2-3" | 2-4" | Well drained |
| Caladium | S | Summer-Fall (Foliage) | 1-2" | 8-18" | Well drained |
| Camassia | F | Late Spring-Early Summer | 4-6" | 6-8" | Moisture rich, organic matter rich |
| Canna | S | Summer | 4-6" | 1-2' | Moisture rich, organic matter rich |
| Colchicum | F | Early-Mid Fall | 3-4" | 6-8" | Moisture rich |
| Crocus (Fall Blooming) | S | Fall | 2-3" | 2-6" | Moisture rich, well drained |
| Crocus (Spring Blooming) | F | Early Spring | 2-3" | 2-6" | Moisture rich, loam |
| Dahlia | S | Summer | 6-8" | 9-12" | Well drained, organic matter rich |
| Eucomis | S | Summer-Fall | 4-6" | 6" | Well drained |
| Freesia | S/F | Spring or Fall | 3" | 1" | Well drained |
| Fritillaria | F | Spring | 3-6" | 1-6" | Well drained |
| Galanthus | F | Early Spring | 2-3" | 2" | Organic matter rich |
| Gladiolus | S/F | Spring | 2-4" | 3-4" | Well drained, sandy loam |
| Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) | S/F | Spring or Fall | bulb neck above soil line | 2-4" | Well drained, sandy loam |
| Hyacinth | F | Early Spring | 4-6" | 6" |
Well drained |
| Ipheion | F | Early Spring | 3-4" | 1" | Moisture rich, well drained |
| Iris | F | Late Spring-Early Summer | 1-2" | 12-24" | |
| Lilium (Lily) | S/F | Summer | 4-6" | 9-18" | Moisture rich, well drained |
| Lycoris | S/F | Late Summer-Fall | 2-5" | 5-8" | Moisture rich, well drained |
| Muscari | F | Early Spring | 3" | 2-3" | Well drained |
| Narcissus (Daffodil) | F | Spring | 6-8" | 6-8" | Moisture rich, well drained, loam |
| Nerine | S/F | Late Summer-Fall | 2" | 4-6" | Well drained, sandy loam |
| Oxalis (Shamrock) | S/F | Spring or Fall | 1-2" | 2-6" | Well drained |
| Polianthes | F | Summer | 2" | 6-8" | Well drained, sandy loam |
| Ranunculus | S | Early Spring | 6" | 6" | Well drained |
| Scilla | F | Spring | 2-3" | 3-6" | Moisture rich |
| Tulipa (Tulip) | F | Spring | 6" | 3-6" | Moisture rich, well drained |
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Zantedeschia |
S | Early-Midsummer | 3" | 6" | Well drained, organic matter rich |
