Welcome spring!
Flowering bulbs are often the first sign of spring, with some pushing their blooms through the snow as early as February and March. Throughout the botanic gardens, more than 600 plantings of perennial bulbs can be viewed from late winter through summer.
Interested in learning more about the species and varieties in the Arboretum’s permanent collections? Check out our Blooming Bulbs Interactive Story Map!
To browse highlights in our bulb collection, scroll down through the plant descriptions or navigate to different bulb types using the headings at the top of the page. Bulbs are listed in order of bloom time, but this may vary due to weather! Click on the blue link at the bottom of each description to locate each bulb in the gardens on our Arboretum Explorer Map Tool. Happy exploring!
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- Blooming Bulbs Interactive Story Map
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- Arboretum Explorer Map