Bulb Planting and Flowering Times

Type of bulb

When to plant

Flowering Time

Narcissi

Sept

May

Forced narcissi

Oct

Dec

Autumn crocus

Sept

Oct

Forced hyacinths

Oct

Dec

Tulips

Oct

April/May

Cyclamen

Sept

Oct

Amaryllis

Sept

Jan

Snakeshead fritillaries

Oct

May

Cymbidium orchids

Sept

Feb

Bluebells

March

May

Aconites

Sept

Jan

Alliums

Oct

Jun

Snowdrops

March

Feb

Camassia

Sept

Jun

Dwarf iris

Sept

Mar

Lilies

Oct

Jul

Anemone blanda

Sept

Mar

Agapanthus

Apr

Aug

Muscari

Sept

April/May

Nerine

Aug

Sept

Daffodils

Sept

Mar

Colchicums

Aug

Sept