Spring Bulbs

Our Linnaeus Garden was blessed with over 3,000 spring bulbs from Brent and Becky's Bulbs, a Virginia-based grower and seller of popular and uncommon bulbs. Within the first few months of spring, these gorgeous flowers gradually come into full bloom.

Daffodil - Narcissus

'Lemon Silk'

'Rip van Winkle'

'Toby the First'

'Golden Bells'

'Little Princess'

'Puppet'

'Fragrant Rose'

'Fruit Cup'

'Canaliculatus'

'Segovia'

'Pipit'

Of course one of our favorite spring bulb is the daffodil - Narcissus. The following varieties have been planted in the garden:

• Narcissus 'Lemon Silk'
• Narcissus 'Fruit Cup'
• Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle'
• Narcissus 'Canaliculatus'
• Narcissus ' Segovia'
• Narcissus 'Golden Bells'
• Narcissus 'Pipit'
• Narcissus 'Little Princess'
• Narcissus 'Toby the First'
• Narcissus 'Puppet'
• Narcissus 'Fragrant Rose'

Crocus

'Barr's Purple'

'Cream Beauty'

'Blue Bird'

'Picturatus'

Another familiar spring bulb is the Crocus and the following varieties can be seen in the garden:

• Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Bird'
• Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
• Crocus tomasinianus 'Barr's Purple'
• Crocus versicolor 'Picturatus'

Spring Bulbs - Other Varieties

Iris 'Cantab'

Iris 'Gordon'

'Spring Snowflake'

'Backhouse'

'Striped Squill'

Camassia cusickii

'Glory of Snow'

'Guinea Flower'

'Rolf Fiedler'

Checkerboard Fritillaria

Allium schubertii

Allium triquetrum

'Silver Spring'

'Bride'

The remaining unusual varieties are as follows:

• Allium schubertii
• Allium triquetrum
• Allium 'Silver Spring'
• Anemone coronaria 'Bride'
• Camassia cusickii
• Chionodoxa sardensis 'Glory of Snow'
• Fritillaria meleagris 'White Checkered Guinea Flower'
• Ipheion uniflorum 'Rolf Fiedler'
• Iris reticulata 'Cantab'
• Iris reticulata 'Gordon'
• Leucojum vernum 'Spring Snowflake'
• Lilium martagon 'Backhouse'
• Pushkinia scilloides var libanotica 'Striped Squill'