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.
'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:
'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:
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:
By Sandi Rebman
Photos by Marc Schreiber
Last updated April 5, 2008