Fall planting guide
5 best bulbs to plant in fall
Our top picks for brilliant, easy-care spring color
Plant in fall: Species tulip
What they’re like: Slender and lovely, Lady, or Candy, tulips are pale yellow or white inside, red to magenta outside; they grow 6 to 9 inches
tall.
Our favorites: Blossoms of Tulipa clusiana chrysantha are rose carmine on the outside and bright yellow inside. Or for yellow star-shaped flowers with white tips, try T. tarda.
How to display: For a big show next spring, plant three dozen bulbs 2 inches deep in a shallow, 15-inch-wide terra-cotta container. These
tulips grow anywhere and usually come back year after year even in mild-winter climates.
Next SlidePlant in fall: Darwin hybrid tulip