Best bulbs for containers
Bulbs are ideal for container planting and easy to look after.^ It's great fun to pick and choose your favourites. Plant them in autumn and look forward to a cheerful display that can last late winter through the whole of spring. There's colours to suit every taste and some are scented. ; Top tip: Use a pot with drainage holes and to maximise flowering, plant multiple layers of bulbs in the pot (known as 'lasagne planting').
Plants (423)
Galanthus nivalis
Common snowdrop, Foolish maids, Fair maids of February
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common hyacinth, Dutch hyacinth
Narcissus 'Ice Follies'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'
Daffodil
Crocus 'Blue Ocean'
Crocus 'Blue Pearl'
Golden crocus, Blue flowered golden crocus
Crocus 'Gipsy Girl'
Golden crocus
Crocus 'Goldilocks'
Golden crocus
Crocus 'Ivory Princess'
Crocus 'Remembrance'
Dutch crocus
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus
Crocus 'Snow Bunting'
Hybrid golden crocus, White hybrid golden crocus
Crocus 'Vanguard'
Crocus angustifolius
Cloth of gold crocus, Narrow leaved crocus
Crocus banaticus
Banat crocus
Crocus chrysanthus
Golden crocus, Golden flowered crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Ard Schenk'
Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
Golden crocus, Golden flowered crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'Dorothy'
Snow crocus
Crocus chrysanthus 'E.P. Bowles'
Golden crocus, Golden flowered crocus
Crocus corsicus
Corsican crocus
Crocus etruscus
Etruscan crocus
Crocus etruscus
Etruscan crocus
Crocus etruscus 'Rosealind'
Etruscan crocus
Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg'
Etruscan crocus
Crocus flavus subsp. flavus
Dutch yellow crocus
Crocus goulimyi
Goulimyi crocus
Crocus imperati subsp. suaveolens 'De Jager'
Imperato crocus
Crocus korolkowii
Celandine crocus, Korolkow crocus
Crocus laevigatus
Smooth corm tunic
Crocus niveus
Snow white crocus
Crocus ochroleucus
Buff crocus
Crocus serotinus subsp. salzmannii
Salzmasnn's crocus
Crocus sieberi
Sieber's crocus
Crocus sieberi
Sieber's crocus
Crocus sieberi 'Bowles's White'
Sieber's crocus
Crocus sieberi 'Hubert Edelsten'
Sieber's crocus
Crocus sieberi subsp. atticus 'Firefly'
Sieber's crocus
Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis 'Tricolor'
Showy crocus
Crocus speciosus
Showy crocus
Crocus speciosus
Showy crocus
Crocus speciosus 'Artabir'
Showy crocus
Crocus speciosus 'Conqueror'
Showy crocus
Crocus tommasinianus
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus
Crocus tommasinianus
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus
Crocus tommasinianus 'Albus'
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus
Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's Purple'
Early crocus
Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'
Early crocus, Tommasini crocus