JUB Holland
Our TOP 25 best bulbs
JUB Holland, our TOP 25 best bulbs JUB Holland supplies hundreds of types of spring flowering bulbs for gardens and parks. We put the 25 very best here in the limelight: strong varieties, the most reliable to come back or to naturalise; varieties that give every garden a huge boost! All varieties are briefly described and we also provide tips for application, flowering time, soil type, sun/shade, garden space and combination options. Every bulb has its own place Flower bulbs come in all shapes and sizes: from very exuberant and brightly coloured to subtle white and porcelain blue. Many bulbs, such as alliums, camassias and tulips, fit well in a sunny flower border, where they bloom prior to the summer flowering perennials. Especially in prairie / ornamental grass borders, which have their peak in late summer, flower bulbs are a great addition. Many small bulbs are woodland plants that perform well in shady areas. The same small varieties often also suit a sunny border: precisely because they flower so early, they make the border fascinating year-round. Once they have finished flowering, they quickly disappear under the ground to appear more numerous the following year. There is a suitable flower bulb for every garden and every garden style! Whether it is a minimalist garden, a natural, modern or classic garden: bulbs go with every garden style, as long as you know how to apply and combine them: with other bulbs, but also with other plants! Allium nigrum A very special allium, because it has a semi-circular flower and looks therefore very natural. Thanks to the green/ white colour, it also combines perfectly into many different colour schemes. Plant them between Alchemilla, Astrantias or grey-leaved plants, such as Artemisia and Salvia.
Allium ‘Purple Sensation’
Allium sphaerocephalon One of the easiest alliums for a sunny place. Indispensable due to late flowering in June! Their nickname: Drumsticks, egg-shaped flowers on long, thin stems, nice between ornamental grasses such as Pennisetum and Stipa and thin, transparent plants such as Thalictrum, Nepeta or even camassias.
Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’ A very strong variety and one of the few alliums that can also be used in semi-shade. A fantastic purple colour which combines beautifully with Astrantia, Knautia macedonica, Verbena bonariensis or with ornamental grasses.
Tulipa ‘Royal Virgin’
A bulb that thrives well in our climate in a humid location. Their pointed leaves emerge early and in May/June the beautiful long spikes follow with clear blue star-shaped flowers. Beautiful in a sunny border, with Nepeta, alliums, and ornamental grasses. Galanthus elwesii
A beautiful pure white triumph tulip. One of the most elegant garden tulips! Fantastic between long-flowering Helleborus argutifolius but actually this tulip can be used anywhere. Hyacinthoides non-scripta The true ‘English Bluebell’. To be seen in spring all over Great Britain: magical forests, which turn completely blue in April / May. Beautiful under deciduous shrubs in a natural woodland, but also great in the wildflower meadow. Great in a shady, moist and nutrient-rich place between Tiarella, Brunnera or Pulmonaria.
A bulb that cannot be missed in any garden! The snowdrop feels particularly at home on nutrient-rich clay soils. They quickly form large clumps, which can be dug up after flowering and then split and replanted. Snowdrops thrive everywhere: under shrubs, in the lawn, in the border or under a hedge. Combines great with other early flowering bulbs, such as Cyclamen coum, Crocus sieberi “Firefly”, Scilla mischtschenkoana and among evergreen ground cover plants.
Muscari latifolium
Crocus tommasinianus ‘Ruby Giant’ Dark blue grape hyacinth with a sky blue top and long flowering! If they are not planted too dry, they will return reliably. Beautiful between mauveor purple-coloured or black tulips, such as ‘Queen of Night’.
A variety of the woodland crocuses and a well-known historic naturalising bulb. One of the best naturalisers, especially in a sunny lawn or under winter flowering shrubs. Unlike the name suggests, it is a modest and subtle crocus with a beautiful purple lilac colour. Ornithogalum nutans A real naturalising bulb with star-shaped whitegray flowers. The flowers are colored soft green on the inside. Common name is “Drooping Star.” Loves nutrient-rich, moist, calcareous soil. The plant can have some shade and does well as an undergrowth on semi-open shrubs.
Allium ‘Gladiator’ A tall, ball-shaped lilac purple allium, with beautiful, compact and strikingly large flowers, which can be used perfectly between perennials that only flower in the mid-summer. This combination immediately hides the leaves, which are less beautiful. Floating above ornamental grasses, but also between asters, Helenium and monkshood. Narcissus triandrus ‘Thalia’
Scilla siberica For many, the favourite garden daffodil. It’s an elegant variety, rich flowering and a beautiful, hanging, pure white flower. Very nice between Geranium phaeum, ostrich fern and salomons seal. Indispensable in a white garden with, among other things, Brunnera, Leucojum aestivum, Lunaria rediviva and early flowering white tulips.
The darkest blue among the blue naturalising bulbs. Beautiful glossy leaves and rich flowering on slightly damp soil, beautiful under spring flowering shrubs such as Magnolia or Viburnum or combined with Epimediums.
Naricssus ‘Jetfire’ A relatively low strong variety with striking warm yellow reflexed petals and a contrasting bright orange trumpet. Beautiful in grass or combined with calm foliage plants or orange winter pansies. Tulipa ‘Spring Green’ A garden favourite for a long time and easy to combine because of its natural look. Nice together with yellow-green or chartreuse flowering plants, such as Smyrnium perfoliatum, Euphorbia or with the young leaves of hostas, lilac Lunarias and white/green solomon’s seal.
Crocus vernus ’Flower Record’ The darkest purple large flowering Dutch crocus, a striking appearance in February/March. They prefer a sunny place. Beautifully combined in the lawn with Scilla or with other crocuses, such as ‘King of the Striped’, tommasinianus or ‘Blue Pearl’. Fantastic bee plant.
Tulipa ‘Queen of Night’
Tulipa turkestanica A graceful and natural looking little tulip that makes several stems and reliably comes back in a sunny spot. The leaves are beautifully grey-blue, the flower white with a yellow centre and grey on the outside. Beautiful in lawns or meadows or as an intermediate planting between larger tulips.
A classic in every border. The combinations with lilac, mauve, blue and white are very strong. Flowers relatively late, so let them be preceded by many other early flowering bulbs. Very classy in combination with the mauvecoloured T. ‘Blue Diamond’ or the double flowered T. ‘Black Hero’. Also beautiful with camassia. Black with salmon/apricot is also a great combination, or combined with bronze-coloured Euphorbia griffithii and Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’. Tulipa clusiana Also called “Lady Tulip”: a highlight of beauty and elegance: pointed flower, white with a pink-red blush and a beautiful centre. Both in bud and fully opened a jewel in every garden. Give them a place in nutritious soil in a warm place, for example a not too damp lawn or in the front of the border. Also beautiful in pots with, for example, white grape hyacinths.
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus The very last daffodil of the season, and not the least! Bright white with a bright orange with green “eye”, also called ‘pheasant eye’. Beautiful in large numbers in lawns or flower meadow. Also nice among late tulips, such as the ‘Queen of Night’, ‘Black Hero’, and the orange ‘Ballerina’ or ‘Prinses Irene’. Also exciting with bright pink Gladiolus byzantinus and Carthusian pinks. Tulipa ‘Pink Impression’
Scilla mischtschenkoana A naturalising bulb in the most fairytale-like ice-blue colour (with a darker vein) that appeals to everyone and combines great: ton sur ton with other clear blue or purple/ lilac shades, with pink, white or with bright green. Can really be used anywhere! Tulipa sylvestris
A sturdy, robust tulip with warm apricot pink flowers as big as eggs! Very effective in a sunny border. Excitingly combined with purple Dame’s Violets, Geranium phaeum, Lunaria or wall flowers. Also beautiful with simultaneously flowering tulips such as the fragrant lily-flowered ‘Ballerina’ or with the delicate Narcissus ‘Thalia’.
The only native and “natural” tulip we know and a beloved naturaliser. A grace -ful, always bent flower stalk carries a relatively small, pointed and fragrant flower. The name ‘Woodland Tulip’ is confusing because this tulip prefers to be in Narcissus Rijnveld’s Early Sensation the sun, especially in a wildflower meadow or a natural, sunny border. A yellow trumpet Lifting them after a few years and daffodil with a very early replanting them encourages the flowering. flowering in January / February. Beautiful in Crocus vernus ‘Jeanne d’Arc’ borders, under shrubs A pure white crocus. An eye and in pots, and also catcher in lawns in February suitable for grass. and March. Beautiful with other Flowers together with early white varieties, such as the first snowdrops, snowdrops, Scilla siberica ‘Alba’ scillas and botanical and small-flowered crocuses crocuses. such as ‘Snowbunting’, sieberi ‘and ‘Ard Schenk’.