The DutchGrown Blog

Hyacinths: Beautiful, Festive and Fragrant
Hyacinths are the most fragrant of all spring bulbs. These wonderful flowers have a rich symbolic history and they come in more colors than just white, pink and blue.
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Shakespeare in Bloom
In Shakespeare’s timeless plays and poems, nature and its delights played a large part. Learn about the roles played by Daffodils, Iris and Crocus, and create a garden reflecting their...
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Alliums: Glorious Globes Providing Constant Color
The beauties of the onion-family, ornamental Alliums will provide a perfect background to your flower garden from early spring all through to late summer. Fluffy purple globes that are a...
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7 Gorgeous Tulips for Bouquets and Vases
Freshly cut tulips brighten up your home and your life. In this blog we will look at 7 gorgeous DutchGrown tulip varieties that are perfectly suited for bouquets and vases....
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Crocus Sativus and Saffron: Uses and Benefits
One of our most popular fall-planted bulbs is the Crocus Sativus (order here). Belonging to the Iridaceae family, Crocus Sativus is wildly popular for the spice Saffron, which is easily harvested from...
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Mini Daffodil “Thalia”: Pure White Fragrant Spring Blooms
Mini Daffodil “Thalia”: Pure White Fragrant Spring Blooms Some plants just seem to have it all, and mini Daffodil “Thalia” is such a plant. You have to feel a trifle...
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Variety Spotlight Series: Giant Darwin Tulips
Growing tulips in your garden is easier than you may have realized – particularly when you choose Giant Darwin tulips. Simply plant your bulbs in a sunny spot with well-drained...
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An Intimate Conversation About Mini Daffodil Tete a Tete
Literally translated, ‘Tete a Tete’ means ‘head to head’, but this French expression really means ‘an intimate conversation’, and the nodding heads of a group of these daffodils certainly seem...
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Paperwhites – Fun, Elegant and Easy
Paperwhites – fun, elegant and easy Paperwhite narcissus bulbs produce gorgeous blooms and they’re tons of fun. They’re extraordinarily easy to grow, so they make a great plant for beginners...
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Fritillaria for a Refreshingly Different Spring
Spring: everything comes to life, and the commoner spring flowers are the first that come to mind. Daffodils, crocuses and early tulips are amazing, but what if you’d like something...
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Seeing Double! Double Flowering Tulips
What is something that you enjoy? Now double it! This is how I feel when I’m walking through a beautiful spring garden and I get the pleasure of seeing a...
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- All Flower Bulbs
- All Spring Planted Bulbs
- Alliums
- Alocasia
- Amaryllis
- Anemones
- Arisaema
- Astilbe
- Astrantia
- Begonias
- Calla Lilies
- Camassia
- Chionodoxa
- Columbine
- Coneflower
- Crocus
- Daffodils
- Dahlias
- Day Lily
- Delphiniums
- Dichelostemma
- Echinacea
- Elephant Ears
- Eranthis
- Eremurus
- Foxtail Lilies
- Fritillaria
- Galanthus
- Geranium
- Giant Snowflake
- Gladiolus
- Glory of the Snow
- Grape Hyacinths
- Hostas
- Hyacinthoides
- Hyacinths
- Irises
- Italian Anemones
- Italian Ranunculus
- Ixia
- Larkspurs
- Leucojum
- Lilies
- Mixture
- Monarda
- Muscari
- Ornithogalum
- Paperwhites
- peonies
- Puschkinia
- Ranunculus
- Red Hot Poker
- Saffron Crocus
- Scilla
- Siberian Iris
- Siberian Squill
- Snowdrops
- Spanish Bluebells
- Striped Squill
- Swamp Milkweed
- Tuberoses
- Tulips
- Winter Aconite
- Zantedeschia