Paint by Nature™
Specifications
Painting the spring landscape with bulbs is both easy and hard. Planting is straightforward (a statement your back may object to). Arriving at a pleasing composition can be a challenge. One way to get there: Limit your palette. This collection of daffodils and grape hyacinths includes only shades of white, yellow, and blue. The components, in order of bloom: daffodil Elka (200 bulbs in each crate), Muscari Latifolium (300 bulbs), daffodil Yellow Ocean (100 bulbs), Grape Hyacinths (300 bulbs), and daffodil Sun Disc (100 bulbs).
The bulbs are ordered and shipped as full crates of 1000 bulbs, with each variety bagged separately and labeled. Basic instructions are included. Prefer to tweak the recipe or order the bulbs in different quantities? All of the components can be purchased on their own, along with other bulbs that naturalize in turf. Introduced 2022.
Important: For a perennial performance, you must wait to mow until the bulb foliage has completely yellowed.
Note to customers in warm climates: Some of the bulbs in this collection require prechilling and are unlikely to perform well beyond the first spring.
| Item # | 8103 |
| Height | 5—15 inches |
| Sunlight | Full (6+ hours sun per day) |
| Soil | Well drained |
| Flower Color | White, Yellow, and Blue |
| Blend % | 5 varieties |
| Bulb Size |
Topsize ?
Bulb size is determined by the circumference around the largest part of the bulb. Colorblends only delivers top size bulbs. Large bulbs produce more or larger flowers than small bulbs.
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| USDA Zones |
3a—7a ?
Hardy in USDA zones 3a to 7a in the South or 8b on the West Coast. Prechill in zones 7b and warmer in the South, Southwest, and California.
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| Bloom Time | Early to Mid-Late |
- early
- mid
- late
Delivery & Planting Times
Spring-flowering bulbs must be planted in the fall. They need cool soil to make roots before the onset of winter. Cool fall weather arrives at different times from north to south and from high elevations to low.
Please note that the temperature of the soil lags behind the air temperature. You can generally plant later than the windows provided in this map. As long as the ground is not frozen, you can still plant.
Paint by Nature™
Painting the spring landscape with bulbs is both easy and hard. Planting is straightforward (a statement your back may object to). Arriving at a pleasing composition can be a challenge. One way to get there: Limit your palette. This collection of daffodils and grape hyacinths includes only shades of white, yellow, and blue. The components, in order of bloom: daffodil Elka (200 bulbs in each crate), Muscari Latifolium (300 bulbs), daffodil Yellow Ocean (100 bulbs), Grape Hyacinths (300 bulbs), and daffodil Sun Disc (100 bulbs).
The bulbs are ordered and shipped as full crates of 1000 bulbs, with each variety bagged separately and labeled. Basic instructions are included. Prefer to tweak the recipe or order the bulbs in different quantities? All of the components can be purchased on their own, along with other bulbs that naturalize in turf. Introduced 2022.
Important: For a perennial performance, you must wait to mow until the bulb foliage has completely yellowed.
Note to customers in warm climates: Some of the bulbs in this collection require prechilling and are unlikely to perform well beyond the first spring.
| Item # | 8103 |
| Height | 5—15 inches |
| Sunlight | Full (6+ hours sun per day) |
| Soil | Well drained |
| Flower Color | White, Yellow, and Blue |
| Blend % | 5 varieties |
| Bulb Size |
Topsize ?
Bulb size is determined by the circumference around the largest part of the bulb. Colorblends only delivers top size bulbs. Large bulbs produce more or larger flowers than small bulbs.
|
| USDA Zones |
3a—7a ?
Hardy in USDA zones 3a to 7a in the South or 8b on the West Coast. Prechill in zones 7b and warmer in the South, Southwest, and California.
|
| Bloom Time | Early to Mid-Late |
- early
- mid
- late
Bulb Calculator
To find the number of bulbs you need, enter the square footage of the planting area in the box below.
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When to Plant
Spring-flowering bulbs must be planted in the fall. They need cool soil to make roots before the onset of winter. Cool fall weather arrives at different times from north to south and from high elevations to low.
Please note that the temperature of the soil lags behind the air temperature. You can generally plant later than the windows provided in this map. As long as the ground is not frozen, you can still plant.
Planting Instructions
There are no rules for planting a Color Your Grass collection. Jacqueline van der Kloet, the Dutch designer who inspired Color Your Grass, suggests the following approach:
1. Choose a sunny location where the soil drains well.
2. Mow the grass to improve the visibility of the bulbs.
3. Open the bags and mix the bulbs in a bulb crate or wheelbarrow.
4. Toss the bulbs out onto the grass.
5. Plant the bulbs where they lie.
Detailed instructions for planting according to Jacqueline’s method will be included with every order.
Planting Instructions
There are no rules for planting a Color Your Grass collection. Jacqueline van der Kloet, the Dutch designer who inspired Color Your Grass, suggests the following approach:
1. Choose a sunny location where the soil drains well.
2. Mow the grass to improve the visibility of the bulbs.
3. Open the bags and mix the bulbs in a bulb crate or wheelbarrow.
4. Toss the bulbs out onto the grass.
5. Plant the bulbs where they lie.
Detailed instructions for planting according to Jacqueline’s method will be included with every order.
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