Autumn Planting Bulbs

Ipheion ‘Alberto Castillo’ is a quietly distinguished little starflower, prized for its crisp white, starry blooms, each petal finished with the most delicate hint of green at the centre. Emerging in late winter and carrying on through early spring, it makes a neat, light-green carpet that looks wonderfully composed in drifts.

Superb for naturalising through grass, threading beneath shrubs and roses, or bringing a fresh note to patio pots by the door. Fully hardy and notably unfussy, it’s an elegant way to lift the garden when the season still feels young.

• Flowering: February–April
• Height: 20cm
• Bulb size: 5/6cm
• Best for: naturalising, containers, underplanting

Please note: Deer resistance can vary by location and pressure; this variety is generally avoided, but cannot be guaranteed.

Iris reticulata ‘Harmony’ is a small treasure for the earliest weeks of spring, bringing jewel-toned blooms when the garden is still politely waking up. Neat, clump-forming and wonderfully well-suited to close viewing, it is particularly handsome threaded through gravel, tucked into alpine pockets, or arranged in pots by the door for a refined seasonal welcome.

Plant in autumn and allow these diminutive bulbs to settle in; come late winter into early spring, ‘Harmony’ rewards with crisp violet-blue flowers, lifted and brightened by yellow and white accents. The effect is quietly dramatic, yet entirely elegant—especially when planted in generous drifts.

• Colour: Violet-blue with yellow and white accents
• Flowering: February–April
• Height: 10–15cm
• Ideal for: Pots & containers, rock gardens & alpines, naturalising, front of borders
• Helpful features: Pollinator friendly, deer resistant

Iris hollandica ‘Mixed’ is a charming blend of Dutch iris in harmonising tones, chosen for elegant, upright flowers that lend a composed, architectural note to late spring planting schemes. Tuck them through borders for refined colour punctuation, or pot up in generous groups for a clean, modern look on terraces and steps.

With slender stems and a naturally poised silhouette, this mixture is also a lovely choice for the cutting garden—particularly when you’d like a succession of stems that feel effortless rather than over-styled. Where conditions suit, it will also settle in and return, quietly improving year on year.

• Bulb size: 7/8
• Height: 45–60cm
• Flowering: April to June
• Planting time: September to December
• Ideal for: borders, pots & containers, cutting garden, naturalising

Iris hollandica 'Purple Sensation' is a Dutch iris of impeccable poise, producing richly purple blooms neatly highlighted with sunny yellow markings. Rising above slender, bright green foliage on elegant stems, it brings a crisp, contemporary note to spring borders and is equally accomplished in pots.

It is also a superb choice for cutting—refined in a vase, and effortlessly smart when gathered into simple, tailored arrangements.

• Colour: Deep purple with yellow markings
• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 60cm
• Bulb size supplied: 7/8
• Position: Full sun; sheltered spot preferred
• Best for: Cutting, containers, borders and naturalising

Iris reticulata is one of those small, early pleasures that makes late winter feel positively promising. This mixed selection offers jewel-like flowers in rich blues, violets and purples—each bloom a neat, refined accent above slender green foliage.

Ideal for tucking into the front of borders, threading through gravel gardens, or planting in generous drifts to naturalise in a sheltered, well-drained spot. It is equally handsome in pots and troughs by the door, where you can enjoy the detail at close quarters as the season turns.

• Colour palette: blue, violet and purple tones (mixed)
• Flowering: February–March
• Height: 25cm
• Perfect for: pots & containers, naturalising

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' is a beautifully mannered naturaliser, particularly at home where the soil stays reliably moist. From glossy, strap-like foliage rise tall stems carrying nodding white bells, each one finished with a precise green tip—quietly distinctive, and wonderfully elegant in spring.

Use it to stitch refinement through grass, drift it along woodland margins, or place it beside water where the ground never fully dries. Left undisturbed, it settles into generous clumps over time and returns with pleasing regularity.

• Flower: White bells with green tips
• Best for: Naturalising in grass, woodland edge, damp borders and waterside planting
• Character: Clump-forming, perennial, fully hardy

A quietly luxurious blend of double-flowered Asiatic lilies, selected for confident garden performance and a richly layered look. Expect a changing palette from season to season—always harmonious, always generous—bringing height, colour and a refined, softly sumptuous finish to borders and large pots.

These lilies are particularly pleasing for cutting, with sturdy stems and elegant, full blooms that lend a well-bred note indoors. Plant in autumn for a summer display, and allow a sheltered position with good drainage for the most polished results.

• Double, multi-toned blooms for a fuller, more opulent effect
• Excellent in borders and containers, with strong upright habit
• Ideal for cutting—a composed, long-stemmed presence in a vase

Lilium candidum, the much-admired Madonna lily, brings a sense of quiet grandeur to early summer borders. From strong stems rise immaculate, trumpet-shaped blooms in pure white, lightly perfumed and perfectly poised for cutting. It is a classic choice for cottage-style planting schemes and refined, scented gardens alike.

• Flowering: June to July
• Height: 90–120 cm
• Spread: 20–30 cm
• Bulb size supplied: 20/22 cm
• Position: Full sun or partial sun
• Soil: Well-drained; Chalk, Clay, Loam or Sand; any pH
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Perfect for: Borders, cutting gardens and scented planting

Planted in early autumn, this perennial lily settles in promptly and is typically at its best in the first year.

Muscari armeniacum is the sort of spring bulb one comes to rely upon: neat, clump-forming foliage topped with dense, upright spires of violet-blue bells, each delicately tipped in white. Thread it through borders for a crisp early lift, tuck it beneath shrubs and roses, or let it quietly naturalise in grass where it will settle in and return with increasing charm.

Exceptionally easy to grow and fully hardy, it is a refined little workhorse for pots, pathways and rock gardens—particularly handsome when planted in generous drifts.

• Colour: Violet-blue with white tips
• Flowering: March to May
• Height: 20cm
• Best for: Containers, borders, underplanting, naturalising in grass

Muscari azureum ‘Blue’ is a particularly refined grape hyacinth, offering airy, light blue spires that arrive in the first true moments of spring. Neat, clump-forming and beautifully obliging, it threads a soft ribbon of colour through the front of borders, pots, rockeries and naturalistic planting beneath deciduous shrubs.

• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 25cm
• Spread: 10cm
• Position: Front of border, edging, under deciduous shrubs
• Bulb size: 6/7
• Pollinator friendly: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

Planted in generous drifts, it reads as quietly luxurious—cool blue notes with just enough freshness to lift mixed spring schemes. Allow around two seasons to settle properly, and it will reward you with a dependable return.

Muscari latifolium 'Grape Ice' is a quietly striking grape hyacinth, sending up neat, densely packed spring spires with a most pleasing two-tone finish: deep purple at the base, graduating to a crisp white tip. Lightly scented and eminently well-mannered, it slips beautifully through the front of borders, under shrubs and trees, and into pots where its detail can be appreciated up close.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; by spring it forms a tidy clump of fresh green foliage and elegant bell-shaped blooms—excellent for threading amongst tulips and other spring companions, and charming in small cut posies.

• Colour: Purple & White (bi-colour)
• Flowering: March to May
• Height: 20cm
• Habit: Clump-forming perennial
• Best for: Borders, containers and underplanting

Delightfully informal and effortlessly chic, Muscari ‘Mixed’ brings together a harmonious blend of crisp white, soft sky blue and deeper inky tones. These grape hyacinths are a small indulgence with a surprisingly polished effect—ideal for threading through the front of borders, dotting into grass for a gently naturalised look, or composing into pots for spring tables and doorsteps.

Plant in autumn and allow the bulbs to settle quietly; come April and May, neat bell-shaped blooms rise above fresh green foliage, creating a simple, high-impact display that feels both natural and curated.

• Colour palette: white, light blue and dark blue (mixed)
• Perfect for: pots, underplanting, and naturalising in grass
• Reliable performer: fully hardy, with an easy, accommodating nature
• Pollinator friendly: a welcome early-season food source

Narcissus 'Avalanche' is a beautifully mannered daffodil, carrying generous clusters of small blooms—crisp white petals poised around a neat yellow cup, with a light, pleasing scent. It is particularly elegant threaded through the front of borders, tucked beneath deciduous shrubs, or gathered in pots by the door for a refined spring welcome.

Flowering reliably from March to May and reaching around 35cm, it forms tidy clumps over time and looks wonderfully at home in both traditional cottage planting and smarter city courtyards. Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; the display improves year on year.

• Colour: White with yellow
• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 35cm
• Bulb size supplied: 12/14cm
• Best for: borders, containers and underplanting

Narcissus ‘Barrett Browning’ is a beautifully composed small-cupped daffodil, prized for its crisp white petals and a neatly defined orange cup. It brings a bright, clean note to spring planting schemes—equally at home threading through grass, lifting a border edge, or arranged in pots by the door.

Dependable and easy to grow, it forms clumps over time and returns year after year. Plant in autumn for a poised display from early to mid-spring.

• Colour: White with orange
• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 50cm
• Where to plant: Borders, pots and containers, naturalising in grass
• Pollinator friendly: Yes

For a quietly enchanting start to spring, Narcissus 'Botanic Mixed' offers a naturalistic blend of botanical narcissus in gentle shades of yellow, white and cream. The effect is airy and unforced—just the sort of planting that looks as though it has always belonged, whether threaded through grass, tucked into borders, or arranged in pots by the door.

Flowering in March–April and reaching around 25–40cm, this mix is particularly well-suited to informal schemes and relaxed planting styles, while still feeling thoroughly refined. As a fully hardy bulb, it’s a dependable choice for autumn planting and a welcome early-season lift.

• Colour palette: soft yellow, white and cream
• Ideal for: pots & containers, borders, and naturalising in grass
• Season of interest: early spring (March–April)
• Noted for: deer resistant and pollinator friendly

Narcissus 'Bridal Crown' is a quietly luxurious double daffodil, cherished for its creamy-white blooms warmed with soft yellow and, most notably, its delicious fragrance. Flowering through mid-spring, it brings a refined brightness to borders, gravel gardens and smart pots by the front door—equally lovely gathered for a simple, scented vase indoors.

• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 50cm
• Best for: Borders, containers and cutting gardens
• Character: Double flowers, beautifully scented

Plant in generous drifts for a classic spring display, or tuck into containers where the perfume can be enjoyed at close quarters. As a fully hardy perennial, it will return each year, building into a handsome, clump-forming presence with time.

Narcissus ‘Canaliculatus’ is a small, exquisitely detailed daffodil with a delightfully composed fragrance and a naturally graceful habit. Each stem carries neat clusters of miniature blooms: crisp white petals set off by a deep yellow cup, bringing a refined sparkle to early spring displays.

Perfectly proportioned for pots, troughs and smaller garden spaces, it excels in a warm, sunny position with light, free-draining soil. Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; in return, it will form charming clumps that quietly improve year after year.

• Colour: White petals with deep yellow cup
• Scent: Fragrant
• Best for: Pots, patios, courtyards, and the front of borders
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly
• Also noted for: Deer resistant

Narcissus 'Dutch Master' is daffodil season at its most polished: generous, golden-yellow trumpet blooms held on sturdy stems above fresh green, strap-like foliage. Flowering through mid-spring, it brings a crisp, confident note to borders and patio pots, and is particularly effective when allowed to naturalise in relaxed drifts through grass or beneath deciduous trees.

Fully hardy and refreshingly undemanding, this is a dependable, free-flowering classic for gardens that favour clean colour and reliable performance year after year.

• Colour: Golden yellow
• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 45cm
• Bulb size: 12/14cm
• Best for: Borders, containers and naturalising

Narcissus ‘Erlicheer’ is a notably refined, early-flowering double narcissus, cherished for its richly scented clusters. Each stem carries several softly ruffled blooms in creamy white, gently warmed by a yellow centre—an elegant lift for borders, pots and spring arrangements.

Equally at home outdoors or brought into growth indoors, ‘Erlicheer’ is a dependable choice for forcing when you’d like a little spring ahead of schedule.

• Colour: White with soft yellow centres
• Flower form: Double
• Height: 35cm
• Spread: 15cm
• Flowering: March–April
• Planting: September–December
• Position: Borders, containers, naturalising in grass, under shrubs and roses

Narcissus 'Geranium' is a beautifully mannered tazetta-type daffodil, valued for its neat clusters of white blooms, each one finished with a richly coloured orange-red cup. Lightly scented and effortlessly smart, it brings a refined lift to spring containers, the front of borders, and underplanting beneath shrubs and roses.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; in return, you’ll enjoy a poised display that looks as at home in a formal pot as it does naturalised through an informal planting scheme.

Why we love it

• Fragrant, clustered flowers with a distinctive orange-red cup
• Excellent in pots and for threading through borders
• Reliable, fully hardy spring performer

Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ is a beautifully poised, large-cupped daffodil—creamy white petals surrounding a softly primrose-yellow cup that gradually mellows towards ivory as the flower matures. The effect is subtle, luminous, and wonderfully versatile.

Reliable and floriferous, it settles quickly into borders, threads neatly through shrubs, and looks particularly smart in generous pots by the door. Planted in drifts, it also naturalises gracefully through grass for a spring display that feels effortless yet considered.

• Flower colour: Creamy white with primrose-yellow cup (fading paler)
• Form: Cup Shaped; large-cupped
• Height: 40cm
• Spread: 15cm
• Bulb size: 12/14
• Position: Borders, under shrubs, containers, naturalising in grass
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Pollinators: Pollinator Friendly

Narcissus 'Jetfire' is a crisp, early-season cyclamineus daffodil, prized for its swept-back yellow petals and a vivid orange trumpet. Compact and clump-forming, it brings a refined spark to pots by the door, the front of borders, and drifts through grass where it will settle in beautifully over time.

With bright green foliage and a neat habit to around 20cm, ‘Jetfire’ is an easy choice for elegant spring colour in smaller spaces—equally smart in a terrace container as it is edging a path.

• Colour: Yellow with orange
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 20cm
• Spread: 10cm
• Position: Borders, edging, grass, pots & containers
• Sun: Full-Sun, Partial Sun
• Soil: Loam
• Moisture: Moist but well-drained
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Award: Award of Garden Merit (AGM)
• Wildlife note: Pollinator Friendly; Deer Resistant

For a spring display with proper presence, Narcissus 'Large Flowering Mixture' offers a generous selection of large, single blooms in assorted tones. Chosen for easy naturalising and reliable colour, this mixture settles in beautifully through borders, lawns, and beneath deciduous trees and shrubs—returning with increasing character year after year.

Each upright stem carries one showy flower, with cups ranging from classic trumpet forms to softer, bowl-shaped silhouettes. Plant in drifts for a relaxed, natural look, or use in pots and containers to bring a fresh, well-bred note to terraces and doorsteps.

• Ideal for naturalising in grass, woodland edges, and informal borders
• Large, single flowers with varied cup shapes for an elegant mixed display
• Fully hardy and pleasingly dependable
• Deer resistant, for more assured spring performance

Narcissus 'Lobularis' is a quietly enchanting, natural-form narcissus—starry white petals set off by a fresh, open yellow cup. It has a pleasingly unforced look, as though it has always belonged, and it settles beautifully into lawns, orchard grass, and at the soft margin of woodland.

Notably accommodating, it will flower well in full sun and is also content in light shade, making it a refined choice beneath deciduous trees or along a less formal border. Plant in generous drifts for a graceful spring effect that improves as it establishes.

• Flowering: April
• Colour: White with a bright yellow cup
• Best for: Naturalising in grass, woodland edge, pots & containers

Narcissus 'Minnow' is a delightfully refined dwarf daffodil, prized for its gentle colouring and generous flowering habit. Each stem carries several petite blooms: creamy-white petals framing a neat, pale-yellow cup which softens beautifully as the flowers mature. Perfect where details are best enjoyed up close—on the patio in pots, along a path edge, or threaded through grass for a natural, understated spring display.

• Colour & form: creamy white with a pale-yellow cup; elegant cup shaped flowers
• Excellent in containers: compact at around 20cm, ideal for pots and the front of borders
• Reliable performer: fully hardy and easy to grow, returning year after year

Plant in autumn, allow the foliage to fade naturally after flowering, and you’ll be rewarded with neat clumps that improve as they settle in.