Search with at least 3 characters

Choose your language:

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous bulbs: Scilla, Chionodoxa, Puschkinia, Erythronium, Camassia and more

Miscellaneous covers smaller and less familiar bulbs outside the main groups: Scilla, Chionodoxa, Puschkinia, Erythronium, Leucojum, Hyacinthoides, Camassia and the autumn-flowering Colchicum. Most are planted in autumn and flower in spring, from March to June. Many species are hardy, naturalise well and are an early food source for bees. Holland Bulb Market supplies these speciality bulbs for gardens, parks, pots and natural planting.

Uses

Naturalising: Scilla, Chionodoxa and Puschkinia form blue carpets in lawns and under trees, together with crocuses.
Natural and woodland gardens: Erythronium, Leucojum and Hyacinthoides for partial shade and moist soil.
Borders and public planting: Camassia for moist meadows and borders in May and June; Colchicum for autumn colour.
Retail: consumer packs of speciality bulbs to complement tulips and daffodils.

Professional cultivation: small bulbs in pots

Scilla, Chionodoxa and Puschkinia are well suited to cold pot culture. Plant the bulbs closely in pots or bowls in autumn and let them root outdoors or in a cold store at low temperature. After the cold period they come into flower in a cool greenhouse or outdoors and are sold as flowering pots in spring.

Erythronium must not dry out; plant these bulbs immediately on arrival. Colchicum is planted in August–September and flowers soon afterwards, even without soil. Read more about professional growing.

Our range of miscellaneous bulbs

Scilla siberica and bifolia, Chionodoxa forbesii and luciliae, Puschkinia libanotica, Erythronium Dens Canis, Kondo, Pagoda and White Beauty, Leucojum aestivum, Hyacinthoides hispanica, Camassia leichtlinii and quamash, Colchicum Autumnale Album, Speciosum, The Giant and Waterlily, as well as Ixia and Oxalis.

Flowering time by species

Species	Flowering (NL, outdoors)	Height (approx.)	Examples
Scilla (squill)	March – April	10–15 cm	Siberica, Bifolia
Chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow)	March – April	10–15 cm	Forbesii, Luciliae
Puschkinia	March – April	10–15 cm	Libanotica, Libanotica Alba
Erythronium (dog’s-tooth violet)	April	20–30 cm	Pagoda, White Beauty
Leucojum (summer snowflake)	April – May	40–50 cm	Aestivum, Gravetye Giant
Hyacinthoides (Spanish bluebell)	May	30–40 cm	Hispanica Blue, Hispanica White
Camassia (quamash)	May – June	60–90 cm	Leichtlinii, Quamash
Colchicum (autumn crocus)	September – October	15–25 cm	The Giant, Waterlily

Key facts

Planting season	September – November; Colchicum August – September
Planting depth	small bulbs 5–8 cm; Erythronium 8–10 cm; Camassia and Leucojum 10–15 cm
Flowering	March – June; Colchicum September – October
Position	sun to partial shade; Erythronium, Leucojum and Camassia tolerate moist soil
Hardiness	most species hardy; Ixia and Oxalis are not
Toxicity	Colchicum is highly toxic in all parts; do not let people or animals eat other bulbs either

View our range in the webshop. Business customers see prices after logging in. Our current catalogues are on the Downloads page. For a quotation, please contact us.