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After several months of cold weather, many people become sensitive to harbingers of spring and though some consider crocuses as the first spring flowers, there are a lot of small bulbous plants blossoming even earlier.

These plants have the less height of stalks and flowers that are usually smaller in size, but at group planting they create the same effect in a landscape, as well as bulbous plants of bigger size, as, for example, tulips and narcissuses.

Often small bulbous plants are not noticed, preferring brighter and high bulbous plants, such as narcissuses, tulips and hyacinths, which start to blossom later. Smaller bulbous plants play a useful and important role in gardens and landscapes as they actufloweringally prolong a flowering season, giving the chance to any gardener to "jump" in spring and to feel pleasure in plants flowering more longer.

Like another blossoming in spring plants, it is better to buy bulbs of primroses and plant out them in the autumn, therefore you will not have a possibility to go and buy them today, but you can print this article and be ready to buy bulbus as soon as they come to the market. The knowledge that you wish to get, is a considerable advantage because you will have a possibility to make a choice from more various assortment before other buyers have disassembled the goods.

So, here you will find the information on harbingers of spring which can be met in gardens and parks within next several weeks, or which can be included in plantings plans on the personal plot or on the garden next autumn.

The very first spring flowers!

Dark blue: stellular flowers, of brightly dark blue colour with a white stain in the centre. These plants will be useful in stone gardens, for naturalisation and as the foreground of cordings and paths. There are also cultivars of white and pink colour.

Flowering time: February-March

Climatic zones: 3 - 8

Height: from 7,5 to 15 sm

Depth of planting: 10 sm

Distance between bulbs: from 2,5 to 7,5 sm

Location: the Sun, a penumbra

The very first spring flowers!

The white: snow-white brushes of star-shaped florets of 25 sm stalk

Flowering time: February-March

Climatic zones: 3 - 8

Height: 25 sm

Depth of planting: 10 sm

Distance between bulbs: from 2,5 to 7,5 sm

Location: Sun, penumbra

Yellow dish-shaped flowers filling the air with honey aroma. Single florets appear in the early spring, surrounded by graceful green or bronze leaves, often making the way through snow, .

The very first spring flowers!

These bulbs can blossom even in January. As flowers are located low from the land surface, it is better to use them in group plantings for naturalisation, near to paths, they also will suit for bordings and stony hills.

The very first spring flowers!

Flowering time: January - February

Climatic zones: 4 8

Height: 5 - 7,5 sm

Depth of planting:10 sm

Distance between bulbs: 7,5 - 10 sm

Requirements to light: Sun, penumbra

Plants can blossom in January. Flower-bearing stem have about 15 sm in height and the have a unique falling white flower with green specks inside. Snowdrops look well, when they are planted by group or are naturalized along foot zones.

One of the most early-flowering plants, sometimes makes the way through the snow layer. These snow-white campanulate florets seem to hold up to frosty weather.

Snowdrops are very unpretentious and can take care of itself for many years, that makes them suitable for natural growth.

The very first spring flowers!

Flowering time: January - March

Climatic zones: 3 - 9

Height: 15 sm

Depth of planting: 10 sm

Distance between bulbs: 5 - 10 sm

Location: Sun, penumbra

Fragrant flowers usually happen violet colour though there are also flower grades of white, yellow and light blue colours. Leaves are gentle and grassy. They quickly breed and ideally suit for stony gardens and solar bordings.

The very first spring flowers!

The iris mesh belongs to the earliest irises. This undersized species blossoms very early. And the flowering period lasts since February up to the beginning of April.

Often they are used for forcing to Christmas.

Flowering time: January - March

Climatic zones: 4 - 9

Height: 7,5 to 22,5 sm

Depth of planting: 10 sm

Distance between bulbs: 10 - 15 sm

Location: Sun, penumbra

Qualities: Aroma

Snowflakes can be refered to the list of the most simple bulbs for cultivation. They have three subvariety which blossom at various times. The earliest spice is spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum).

The very first spring flowers!

Falling campanulate florets are very graceful and joyful! Flowers are white, except small green specks along the limbus of petals. Leaves are darkly green, shining and extended.

It's better to apply them to naturalisation in gardens, in zones of natural growth. These flowers survive even under a snow layer and blossom in February. They will perfectly fit for bording, near water pools or among grasses.

They don't demand any special leaving, and they blossom even better, if they are not disturbed for some years.

The note: do not muddle spring snowflake with summer (Leucojum aestivum) or autumn (Leucojum autumnale) which blossom in another seasons!

Flowering time: February - March

Climatic zone: 3 - 9

Height: 15 - 30 sm

Depth of planting: 10 sm

Distance between bulbs: 10 sm

Location: Sun, penumbra

Requirements to watering: regular watering, needs good drainage.

Many of us really take pleasure of winter. The fads, skis and frosty temperatures. Some expect more hospitable weather with impatience . But irrespective of what type you are, if you plant bulbous plants, which were told about, you will have new remarkable florets and when you will start to think, that this winter never will end!