Comments on: Pretty Blue Spring Bulbs

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:14:04 +0000

Jessica, the beautiful blue colour of these bulbs makes them some of my favourites, too. They need a cold period to bloom, so if you get the bulbs in the fall and chill them, you could force them to flower indoors. To get them to flower inside, you can put them in a paper bag, or other medium, and place them in your fridge or other cool spot. Then plant them in pots in December, and bring out to show in a room when the flowers appear. After forcing, though, it is hard to get them to bloom again the following year, as it is usually hard on them. Do you have a cold period over winter where you live? You probably want to plant separate bulbs in your outside garden. I don't have particular US sources for these, but they are generally available in the autumn where other fall planting bulbs are sold. There are some more photos of these spring bulbs in this updated article, and it shows them with a related bulb, Puschkinia, that you might like, too.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:29:40 +0000

I LOVE these 2 bulbs! Actually, they are my favorite flowers :) Do you know if it would be possible to grow these in a pot indoors? I’d love to have them in my yard and also in my home, if possible. Where can I buy these bulbs in the US? Thanks!

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:40:41 +0000

Roisin, they are a wonderful bulb, and look great in large patches. Since they bloom so early, and their foliage dies back quicker than other bulbs, they are also easy to plant around and under perennials. They make a good start to the spring garden. London has a head start on Edmonton. Sprouts are just beginning to appear in the garden here now.

By: Roisin

Roisin — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:32:50 +0000

Thank you! I moved into an apartment with a great big yard in the fall, and was delighted to see a carpet of vibrant blue flowers show up last week – now I know that they are Scilla Siberica. [London, Ontario]

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:37:44 +0000

Layanee, blue flowers are one of my favourites in the garden. They seem to coordinate so well with many other plants.

Victoria, T. ixioides ‘Starlight’ sounds great. What a bonus when a beautiful plant is also easy care.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:02:17 +0000

You asked me if anything caught my eye at Chelsea and there was one little flower that made my heart beat faster. I thought you might like it too: Triteleia ixioides ‘Starlight’. Triteleias normally come in shades of blue apparently, and they flower around now in the UK (so possibly a bit later where you are?) This one was pale yellow. Imagine an allium with stems bearing star-shaped flowers. I’d never heard of triteleias, but I have to have one! The nursery told me they were very easy to grow.

By: Layanee

Layanee — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:20:35 +0000

Love all of those small bulbs. Is there a blue any bluer than the scilla? Chionodoxa is a baby blue beauty! As for the puschkinia, I love the blue striped one and have a few. Must add more! Oh, and as for fiddleheads, love to eat them!

By: Northern Shade

Northern Shade — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:17:57 +0000

Amy, the Muscari are on the north side of my house, so they might be even more behind than the rest of zone 3.

Joy, the Minnow daffodils sound like just what all the blue bulbs need, a little yellow to set them off.

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:59:55 +0000

I love the blue of the Scilla too ! Spring bulbs really set the garden season off nicely. This was the first year for Minnow daffodil in my garden and they were absolutely gorgeous. I enjoy seeing Spring bulbs all over again in your garden now .. thanks !
Joy
PS .. thank you for stopping by my garden too ! : )

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:18:22 +0000

Such lovely flowers. After a long, cold winter there’s nothing like the arrival of spring flowers! My muscari are just blooming now so you’re just a little bit behind me.