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)
Crocus malyi
Maly's crocus
Crocus niveus
Snow white crocus
Crocus sativus
Saffron crocus
Crocus serotinus
Late crocus
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus 'Lady Elphinstone'
Common snowdrop, Foolish maids, Fair maids of February
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common hyacinth, Dutch hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Star'
Common hyacinth, Dutch hyacinth
Narcissus 'Beryl'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Chinook'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Content'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Eaton Song'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Empress of Ireland'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Gaylord'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Ideal'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Indian Ruler'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Jezebel'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Martinette'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Replete'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Rippling Waters'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Tahiti'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Tamar Fire'
Daffodil
Narcissus 'Vulcan'
Daffodil
Narcissus fernandesii
Fernandes daffodil
Narcissus poeticus
Poet's narcissus, Pheasants eye narcissus
Narcissus x odorus
Campernelle jonquil, Hybrid jonquil
Tulipa 'Apricot Parrot'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Carnaval de Nice'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Charles'
Tulip
Tulipa 'China Pink'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Don Quichotte'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Donna Bella'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Hamilton'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Pandour'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Red Georgette'
Tulip
Tulipa 'Showwinner'
Kaufmann's showwinner tulip
Tulipa celsiana
Celsius tulip
Tulipa hageri
Hager's tulip
Tulipa linifolia
Flax flowered tulip
Tulipa linifolia Batalinii Group 'Bronze Charm'
Flax flowered tulip