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I would like to know which flowering spring bulbs bloom for the longest period? Any information you can provide on the spring blooming periods for bu...
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Asked October 03, 2024, 1:44 PM EDT
I would like to know which flowering spring bulbs bloom for the longest period? Any information you can provide on the spring blooming periods for bulbs would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
Spring bulbs all bloom for two or at most three weeks. People who want longer bloom will plant a variety of species that bloom at different times. See the attached links that show bloom time for various plants. For continuous bloom, annuals will fill the bill.
https://extension.umn.edu/how/planting-bulbs-tubers-and-rhizomes#list-of-hardy-bulbs-for-zones-3-and-4-1402460
https://boernerbotanicalgardens.org/whats-in-bloom/
https://extension.umn.edu/how/planting-bulbs-tubers-and-rhizomes#list-of-hardy-bulbs-for-zones-3-and-4-1402460
https://boernerbotanicalgardens.org/whats-in-bloom/