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Spring crocus: complete guide
Crocus vernus
Grow Crocus vernus: earliest spring bloomers, easy bulbs for naturalizing and bringing color when nothing else blooms.
Gagea bohemica: complete guide
Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Early star-of-Bethlehem is a delicate spring bulb with golden yellow flowers. Learn how to cultivate this reliable perennial in rock gardens and borders.
Giant snowdrop: complete guide
Galanthus elwesii
Giant snowdrop cultivation guide. Largest snowdrop species with distinctive double V markings on blooms.
Common snowdrop: complete guide
Galanthus nivalis
Common snowdrop growing guide. The world's most familiar snowdrop with delicate white pendant flowers.
Iris chrysophylla: complete guide
Iris chrysophylla
Dwarf yellow iris from Pacific Northwest. Compact, early spring blooms. Drought-tolerant once established. Rocky sites and dry gardens.
PolemoniaceaePhlox pilosa: complete guide
Phlox pilosa
Discover the early spring blooms of Phlox pilosa, or prairie phlox. Read our comprehensive guide on cultivation, maintenance, soil requirements and how to incorporate this beautiful flower into your garden design.