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Bulb is a generic term for a range of different types of underground storage organ that include true bulbs, corms, and rhizomes. They come up, do their thing and die back - but remember, don't chop off the leaves!

Tulipa, Tulip
 Latin name:Tulipa
 Common name:Tulip
 Type of plant:Bulb
 Hardiness:Bulb
 Flower colour:White, yellow, orange, red and purple
 Leaf colour:Grey-green
 Height and spread:15cm x 10cm (6in x 3in)
 Description:
Produce wineglass-shaped flowers on a stem that rises above the leaves. Tulips are available in a huge range of different colours. Prefers a spot in full sun.


Galanthus nivalis, Common snowdrop
 Latin name:Galanthus nivalis
 Common name:Common snowdrop
 Type of plant:Bulb
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Grey-green
 Height and spread:10cm to 15cm x 5cm to 7.5cm (3in to 6in x 2in to 3in)
 Description:
The harbingers of spring. Snowdrops have graceful hanging flowers that appear on a slender stem. The three large outer petals and three smaller inner ones form an upside down cup that is marked with green.


Crocus
 Latin name:Crocus
 Common name:Crocus
 Type of plant:Corm
 Hardiness:Hardy to frost-hardy
 Flower colour:White, yellow and purple
 Leaf colour:Dark green, with a white stripe
 Height and spread:15cm x 7.5cm (6in x 3in)
 Description:
Grown for their cheery looking, wine goblet shaped flowers. Crocus look fantastic grown in beds, lawns, or containers. The spice saffron comes from an autumn flowering crocus. Most prefer a sunny spot.


Dahlia
 Latin name:Dahlia
 Common name:Dahlia
 Type of plant:Tuber
 Hardiness:Fully tender
 Flower colour:White, yellow, orange, pink and scarlet
 Leaf colour:Green
 Height and spread:100cm to 120cm x 45cm to 25cm (3ft to 4ft x 18in to 10in)
 Description:
There are many different dahlias, but all are very showy flowerers. Often large flowers born on top of upright stems. Best in a sunny spot, dahlias need supporting, and the tubers must be dug up before the frost and stored indoors over winter.


Iris
 Latin name:Iris
 Common name:Iris
 Type of plant:Rhizome
 Hardiness:Hardy
 Flower colour:Blue, violet, yellow and white
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:70cm to 100cm x indefinite (2ft to 3ft x indefinite)
 Description:
Bulbous irises are easy to grow in sunny well-drained soil. They have arching lance-shaped leaves, with flowers appearing on long, branching stems. Prefer slightly alkaline soil, but will grow in acidic conditions.



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