Bulbs To Plant In Fall Zone 6

While winter in zone 6 is still too cold for tropical bulbs like calla lily dahlia and canna to remain in ground zone 6 summers provide them with a longer growing season than gardens in the north.

Bulbs to plant in fall zone 6.

Dahlias and gladiolus should be planted in the spring for instance while daffodils and tulips do well when planted in late summer or early autumn. Zones 1 3 should plant from late august through september zones 4 and 5 should plant late september through early october zone 6 should plant by mid october. We want to make choosing which bulbs to plant easier. Also called hardy bulbs these bulbs are planted in fall spend winter in the ground and flower in spring.

In order to help you we have gathered all of the bulbs we offer for hardiness zone 6 here. You might know them by their other common name wood hyacinth. Some of the more common spring bulbs are tulips irises daffodils hyacinth allium and crocus. My favorite is the waterlily colchicum with its double flowers of a vibrant lavender pink hue.

Many daffodils are undesirable to squirrels deer and rabbits. Anemone zone 4 tuber corn lily zone 6 corm crocus zone 7 corm get giant dutch crocus if you want bigger flowers. These are the recommended dates to plant bulbs in the fall. One of the few fall flowering bulbs for zone 5 6 gardens.

This is also true for zone 6 bulb gardening. Crown imperial fritillaria zone 3 bulb. If you are planting a bulb that blooms in the spring plant it in the fall. These dates will in part dictate when the best time to plant is.

If you aren t sure about your hardiness zone click on the link under the search box that says find hardiness zone and enter your zip code. For example if planting in hardiness zone 5 the last frost date is generally between april 1st april 15th and the first frost date typically falls between october 16th october 31st. But the two bulbs that are ideal for fall planting are spanish bluebells hyacinthoides hispanica and english bluebells hyacinthoides non scripta which are actually members of the hyacinth family. These bulbs need several weeks of cold temperatures to break their dormancy and flower to their full potential.

Cyclamen zone 5 tuber daffodil narcissus zone 4 bulb. Here is the rule of thumb. These cheery flowers are available in white cream yellow lavender and purple shades. Bulbs will naturalize for a greater show of color each autumn season.