1	2nd Annual Bulbmania!!! Texas Style Jimmy L. Turner Director of Research Dallas Arboretum
2	Director of Research I have the best job!! Plant Trials Industry liaison Design and organize color displays Purchase plant material
3	What we’re doing today! Brief history of Blooms Design Planting and Maintenance Types of bulbs Best varieties Suggested combinations Questions? Presentation on web
4	2007 22nd Anniversary of Dallas Blooms
5	22 years ago!
6	Dallas Blooms! Azaleas Bulbs (1/2 M) Annuals Dogwood Yes really in Dallas..
7	Why do it?
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16	Purchasing & Storage Chilling Short sprouts? Insurance policy Variety selection Hyacinths & Tulips Yes Narcissus & others no
17	Soil Well-drained Expanded Shale
18	Fertilizer? What’s the point? If you can force them in water??? Only an annual Fertilize the over-planting Perennial-??? By the way “Color Star?”
19	Exposure Sun/Shade Plant super early varieties under deciduous trees Later flowering bulbs will LEAN in shade
20	When to Plant? If pre-chilled Don’t plant until soil temp is 55° (well at least gets there..) Plant by? Between Thanksgiving & Christmas rule of thumb. What if I forgot?
21	Depth Depends on soil Not that important when treated as annual 2.5 times?
22	Don’t over water!!! But what about my pansies/violas? Mulching?
23	DESIGN considerations Any color combo can be interpreted into bulbs Over-planting consideration Distance to view To mix or not to mix? Bloom time? Short burst of color or long show? Height? Just one type of bulb or several?
24	Bloom Time When you can predict the weather…. When will they flower Tulips = Early, Mid, Late (about 3 weeks if your lucky) 6 weeks of blooms? With Narcissus & Hyacinth Warm Spring Last Frost Sleet
25	Spacing Depends on planting style/design? Large formal planting? All one type or multiple? Cottage garden style? Clumps in perennial border? Container Closer = More show 5” minimum I’m partial to stacking them! If you want to keep your pansies alive???
26	Planting Style Individual-Keukenhof Mix- Arboretum style Clump & dump
27	Keukenhof Style 3 weeks of bloom? No overplanting No mixing No multiple varieties
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31	Arboretum Style 6 weeks of bloom? Over-planted Under-planted Narcissus (1-2 Var.) Hyacinth (1 Var.)? Tulip (3 var. usually) Dutch Iris (1 var. ?) 2”-5” spacing Borders Overplant gets covered Will show more pics…
32	Clump & Dump Overplanted Multiples of 50 to 100 planted in one hole Stacked, not spaced Eats the overplanting Great for adding color to perennial areas “Fake” age
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43	How to Mix? Use a bucket or giant trash can Layout individually Spacing may determine which method is best Want to keep them straight, use a plastic grid sheet.
44	My percentages 75 % Tulip 25% Earlier (Maybe..) 50% Single Late 12.5% Narcissus 12.5% Hyacinth
45	Color That’s your choice! Close or far away? Looking for inspiration? Bulb books Catalogs Our website Fabric Art Go simple
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50	Over-planting? Temporary covering Pansies & Violas Poppies Dianthus Linaria Kale ? Check out the website for our recommended varieties. Sorry there just isn’t any easy way to plant pansies earlier then add bulbs! Borders
51	How to use in containers… What to do with leftover bulbs? How to plant in pots Pop in later is easier
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58	HYACINTH
59	Atlantic Deep purple Really dark stems Upright Large flowers
60	Blue Jacket Dark blue standard Dark stems Long flowering
61	Blue Giant Light blue standard Thick flower heads Heavy bloomer
62	Delft Blue Medium blue Great stems
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64	Sky Jacket Pale Blue
65	Peter Stuyvesant Dark Purple
66	Carnegie Standard White Looser flowers
67	Top Hit My favorite white Stiff stems Long flower season Doesn’t brown
68	City of Haarlem Pale Yellow One of my favorites
69	Gipsy Queen Hard color to find Peachy pink
70	Fondant Pale pink Heavy flowers Stiff stems
71	Splendid Cornelia Pale lavender pink Heavy flowers Stiff stems
72	Jan Bois Reddish pink
73	Hyacinth orientalis Perennial Strong scent Early flower (Feb.) Light shade to full sun
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75	NARCISSUS which one? Division 1 - Trumpet Division 2 - Large Cup Division 3 - Small Cup Division 4 - Double Division 5 - Triandrus Division 6 - Cyclamineus Division 7 - Jonquilla Division 8 - Tazetta Division 9 - Poeticus Division 10 - Bulbocodium Division 11a - Collar Division 11b - Papillon Division 12 - Other Division 13 - Solely by Botanical Name Division 14 - Miniatures
76	Lent Lily Narcissus pseudonarcissus Species The first plant I ever planted My FAVORITE flower You can track my families history with this plant
77	Tete-a-Tete Cyclamineus
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80	Dickcissel Cyclamineus
81	Grand Primo Tazetta
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85	Falconet Tazetta Early flower Repeater Yellow & Orange Heavy flowering
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88	Inbal Tazetta Looks like a tight paperwhite But grows like Grand Primo Flower late enough to miss last frost Love it!
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90	Grande Soleil d’Or Tazetta
91	Hawera Triandrus
92	Quail Jonquilla
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95	Suzy Jonquilla Red & Orange Excellent repeater
96	Accent Large Cup Salmon pink and white Repeater Heavy flowering
97	Ambergate Large Cup Orange with a paler orange back
98	Avalon Large Cup Mid season Palest lemon yellow with white cup Will repeat
99	Carlton Short Cup Perennializes Tough Cheap! Good!!!!
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101	Fortissimo Large Cup Orange and bright yellow REALLY big flowers And very tall Later flowering Great to add to tulips
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104	Monal Large Cup Orange and Yellow Tough and long flowering Perennializes
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107	Pink Charm Large Cup Late to mid season Pink cups on pale white backs
108	N. Pink Pride ( Large Cup)
109	Precocious Large Cup Ruffled cups
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111	Redhill Large Cup Repeater mid to late season White with orange red cup that bleeds into the back
112	Salome Small Cup White back with orange peach cup Repeater Heavy flowering
113	Double Narcissus
114	Apricot Whirl Double
115	Tahiti Double One of the oldest and best Pale yellow and orange
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117	Texas Double Heritage Perennializer
118	Erlicheer Tazetta Early flower Double Perennializes White double flowers Not my favorite for spacing, must clump Great in perennial borders
119	Cassata Split Corona Changes Color Long flower time Holds up Not like others, in look Will reflower
120	N. Sovereign (Collared)
121	Flyer Split cup Heavy stems Holds up Long flower season
122	Bravoure Trumpet The “Perfect” flower? Expensive but pretty
123	Dutch Master Trumpet King Alfred Type
124	N. Holland Sensation (Trumpet)
125	N. Lemon Glow (Trumpet)
126	Marieke Trumpet Large heavy flowers Deep gold Long lasting
127	Mount Hood Trumpet Creamy White Long bloom time Cheap
128	Rijnveld’s Early Sensation Trumpet Super Early for Trumpet Does well in our climate Low chill requirement Good Sub. For ‘King Alfred’
129	Unsurpassable Trumpet (for sale today) Great for bright gold color
130	Actea Poeticus Late bloomer Small orange cup on white back Heirloom perennial
131	Bulbmania? What was all the fuss about?
132	Tulip Classifications Division 1 - Single Early Division 2 - Double Early Division 3 - Triumph (some) Division 4 - Darwin Hybrid Division 5 - Single Late Division 6 - Lily Flowered Division 7 - Fringed (some) Division 8 - Viridiflora Division 9 - Parrot Division 10 - Double Late Division 11 - Kaufmanniana Division 12 - Fosteriana Division 13 - Greigii Division 14 - Miscellaneous Easiest way to tell???
133	WHITE
134	clusiana ‘Lady Jane’ species early-season 12”
135	Silver Dollar Triumph Mid-Season 18” Bowl shaped blooms
136	Orleans Triumph 24” Mid-Season Ok, it’s another white
137	Ivory Floradale Darwin Hybrid Mid-Season 28” Tall white(to cream) for use with other DH’s Huge flowers Occasional red streaks
138	Mount Tacoma Double Late Late 12”
139	Alabaster Single Late 24” Very pure white
140	Clearwater Single Late 20” Pure white Great stems Little earlier than Maureen
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142	Maureen Single Late 26” Latest flowering tulip we use The number 1 most used tulip at DABS Mother of many of our better varieties
143	PINK
144	Christmas Dream Single Early 15” Dark thick stems Short cup shaped flowers of pure pink
145	T. Ollioules (Darwin Hybrid)
146	Beau monde Triumph 20” Mid-season Acts more like a DH Small flowers are great mixed with larger flowers
147	Pink Impression Darwin Hybrid 24” Early to Mid Large flowers The least pink of the ‘Impression’s’
148	Salmon Impression Darwin Hybrid Mid-Season Does this look “Salmon” to you? More pink to me then ‘Pink Impression’ Least used of the series
149	Design Impression Darwin Hybrid 24” Mid-Season Huge flowers of pale pink Variegated large foliage (looks like a Hosta leaf!)
150	Van Eijk Darwin Hybrid 24” Huge rosy red flowers Almost round
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152	Big Chief Darwin Hybrid Mid-Season 20” Iridescent rosy-salmon with a silver sheen and a soft yellow base
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154	Apricot Impression Darwin Hybrid 24” Heavy stems and flowers More of medium pink to peach
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157	The Cure Triumph Late season 18” HOT pink with a white base
158	Huis ten Bosch Fringed Mid to late season 20” Freaky but beautiful Like cotton candy!
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160	Apricot Parrot Parrot Late season 14” Mixture of pinks, greens and white Fragrant
161	Angelique Double Late 16” Short Pink to white
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163	Crème Upstar Single Late 14” Pale pink to light peach
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165	May Wonder Single Late 14” Dark Pink Rose
166	Pink Diamond Single Late 22” Pale taffeta pink Wide flowers
167	Renown Single Late 26” Deep rose pink
168	Renown Unique Double Late 26” Super tall double Deep rose pink with white accents Doesn’t need to be staked
169	Grand Style Single Late 24” Ruby-red with a purple sheen and an interior blue-edged yellow base Mix with a pink, white or ‘Sorbet’
170	Tulip ‘Sauternes’ Single Late
171	Perestroyka Single Late 30” Beautiful lily like pink flowers Wonderful reflexed petals Lightens as it ages
172	Dordogne Single Late 30” Menton sport The Chameleon tulip Can be pink or peach or salmon or eve orange Depends on the light and how old the bloom is
173	Menton Single Late 30” The pink tulip Slight blush of cream and orange Maureen sport
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175	Cassini Triumph Mid-Season 14” Short Pure red
176	Spryng Triumph New variety Large flowers 18” mid-season
177	Bastogne Triumph 18” Mid-season Deep blood red
178	Red Impression Darwin Hybrid 24” Mid-Season Huge red flowers Large leaves
179	Kingsblood Single Late 24” The RED tulip
180	Sky High Scarlet Single Late 28” The “new” RED tulip
181	ORANGE
182	Tulip Apricot Beauty Single Early 15” About the only SE I use Incredible color Opens short then extends Short
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184	Flair Single Early 12” Glowing orange with darker bases Best planted very close Short
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186	World’s Favorite Darwin Hybrid 24” Real performer Traffic stopping bright orange and yellow It’s a “McDonald’s sign
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188	World’s Perfect Darwin Hybrid 24” Real performer Sport of World’s Favorite
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190	Daydream Darwin Hybrid Mid-Season 22” Pale yellow darkening to deep orange Perfect form Flowers open in full sun
191	Orange Queen Darwin Hybrid Mid Season 24” Big flowers!
192	Bright Parrot Parrot 12”
193	Avignon Single Late 28” Sport of ‘Menton’ Spinel-red with fire-red edges, a tomato-red interior and a sunny yellow base Ok… it’s Orange
194	Batavia Single Late 28” Sport of ‘Menton’ Large and vibrant orange oval bloom with brush strokes hinting of pink and yellow on her outer petals as she matures
195	Temple’s Favourite Single Late 32” Orange flamed with a purplish pink My FAVORITE tulip Really tall and shows up from a distance
196	Temple of Beauty Single Late 30” Deep salmon rose Hard color to describe
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198	El Nino Single Late 20” Flowers are light orange streaked with darker orange Plan on seeing this a lot next year at the Arboretum! Sport of Temple’s Favorite
199	Stunning Apricot Single Late 20” Creamy peach Plan on seeing this a lot next year at the Arboretum! Sport of Temple’s Favorite
200	YELLOW
201	clusiana ‘Tinka’ species Mid-Season 12”
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204	Monte Carlo Double Early 14” Short Great in mass How about this with a few tall reds coming through
205	Maja Fringed 20” Late season Pale yellow Absolute perfect to mix with lavender…
206	Asta Nielson Single Late 24” Pale yellow fading to white around the edges Great in combinations
207	Big Smile Single Late 26” One of my favorite yellows Sport of Maureen
208	Muscadet Single Late 26” Great form Holds up well Little earlier than others
209	Sancerre Single Late 24” Pale creamy yellow Great mixed with “black” colors like ‘Queen of Night’ or ‘Black Parrot’
210	Tulip ‘Blushing Beauty’ (Single Late)
211	Purple
212	Atilla Triumph Mid-Season 16”
213	Passionale Triumph Mid-Season 16” Short Darker purple Nice flower shape
214	Negrita Triumph Mid Season 18” Pure purple
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216	Attila Triumph 20” Mid season Reddish purple Tends to bud early then stretch out
217	Don Quichotte Triumph 28” Late season Taller flowering triumph Purplish pink Indispensable for mixes
218	Blue Heron Fringed Late Season 24” Love the white crystal like edges One of my favorites
219	Black Parrot Parrot Late Season 20” Wonderful open deep purple flowers Try it in combination with lighter colors
220	Black Hero Double Late Season 20”
221	Lilac Perfection Double Late 12”
222	Cum Laude Single Late 18”
223	Bleu Aimable Single Late 24” Tall pale lavender blue
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225	Abigail Double Late 20” Large flowers Deep plum purple Tall! Hold up well Always a show stopper Long lasting
226	Violet Beauty Single Late 18” Pale lavender great with pink or pale yellow Useful for “Easter Egg” mixes
227	Bi-Colors
228	Monsella Double Early 14” Short Great in mass How about this with a few tall reds coming through
229	T. Marilyn (Lily flowered)
230	La Courtine Single Late 24” What’s to describe? Perfect mixed with Kingsblood
231	Blushing Lady Single Late 30” Like Blushing Beauty but much paler
232	Hocus Pocus Single Late 30” Super tall! Red flames on a sulphur yellow back Flowers are pointy, and open flat in full sun
233	Sorbet Single Late 26” Raspberry and pure white
234	Jan Ohms Triumph Mid Season 18” Hard color mix to describe Peach, pink, yellow and white
235	World’s Expression Darwin Hybrid
236	Tulip praecox
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238	OTHER BULBS
239	Anemone coronaria Early (long flower time though) Bowl shaped bulbs Plant which way? Soak overnight before planting Great with Hyacinths Foliage will come up early Use in shade or full sun Every color imaginable This one is Lord Lieutenant
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