List of flower bulbs

List of flower bulbs is a list of flowering plants which come from ornamental bulbs. Most flower bulbs produce perennial flowers and in cold zones the bulbs are left in the ground year-round.

Bulb planting Flowering plant bulbs are planted beneath the surface of the earth. The bulbs need some exposure to cold temperatures for 12 to 14 weeks in order to bloom. Flower bulbs are generally planted in the fall in colder climates. The bulbs go dormant in the winter but they continue to absorb water and nutrients from the soil and they develop roots. Most bulbs produce perennial flowers. Occasionally certain bulbs become crowded in the ground and they must be removed and separated. These include: amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.) and cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum).

Warm weather Some flower bulbs do well in hot climates: Lilies, Caladiums, Dahlias, Gladiolus, Narcissus (plant) and daffodils. To grow cold weather flower bulbs like Tulips and crocus in hot climates, gardeners must dig up the bulbs and store them in the cold for 3-4 months before replanting.

A Allium siculum Agapanthus (Blue White and Dwarf) Albuca nelsonii Allium tuberosum Alocasia (Elephants Ears) Alrawia Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily) Amarcrinum (Amaryllis x Crinum) Amaryllis belladonna Amorphophallus Androstephium Anemone (Wood Anemone) Anomatheca Anthericum (St Bernards Lily) Arisaema Arum Asarum Autonoe

B Babiana (Baboon Flower) Begonia Bessera Bletilla (Chinese Ground Orchid) Boophone Bomarea Bowiea (Sea Onion) Brunsvigia Bulbinella

C Caladium Calochortus Cardiocrinum giganteum (Giant Himalayan Lily) Ceropegia (String of hearts) Chlidanthus Scilla luciliae Colocasia (Elephants Ears) Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) Corydalis Crinum Crocosmia Crocus Cyclamen Curtonus

D Dahlia Tubers Daffodils Dierama Disporopsis Dracunculus vulgaris Drimiopsis Dodecatheon (Shooting Stars)

E Eremurus (Foxtail Lily) Eucomis (Pineapple Lily) F Ferraria Freesia Fritillaria

G Galanthus (Snowdrops) Galtonia (summer hyacinth) Geissorhiza Geranium Gladiolus Gloriosa (plant) (Glory lily) Gloxinia

H Haemanthus Haemodorum Habenaria (Egret orchid or Bog Orchid) Hedychium (Ginger Lily) Hesperantha (Evening Flower) Hippeastrum Hyacinth Hyacinthoides (Bluebells) Hymenocallis (Spider Lily)

I Incarvillea (Garden Gloxinia) Iris Ixia

J Jonquils K Kohleria

L Lachenalia Ledebouria Leucojum (Snowflakes) Liatris (Blazing Star or Gay Feather) Lilium (Asiatic) Littonia Lycoris

M Mirabilis (Four o’clock flower) Moraea (Cape Tulips) Muscari

N Narcissus (plant) Nerine

O Ornithogalum Oxalis

P Pasithea Pelargonium Pleione (Rockery Orchid) Polianthes (Tuberosa) Puschkinia

R Ranunculus Resnova Rhodohypoxis

S Sandersonia Sauromatum Saxifraga Scadoxus Schizostylis (Kaffir Lilies) Scilla Sinningia Sisyrinchium Sparaxis (Harlequin Flower) Sprekelia (Jacobean Lily) Sternbergia (Winter Daffodil)

T Tacca (Bat Plant) Tigridia Trillium Triteleia Tropaeolum Tulbaghia Tulip

U Uvularia Urceolina

V Veltheimia

W Watsonia (plant)

Z Zantedeschia Zephyranthes

Other In addition to flowers, some vegetables have bulbs and they include, garlic, Onions and shallots. Some other plant roots which bear a similarity to bulbs include: corms, tubers, tuberous roots and rhizomes.

List of flower bulbs

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