Best Varieties for Indoor Forcing

• Tulip Varieties
• Daffodil Varieties
• Hyacinth Varieties
• Giant Dutch Crocus Varieties
• Snow Crocus Varieties
• Other Suggested Species/Varieties

Best Tulip Varieties:

2. Double early: Abba (cherry red), Kareol (deep golden yellow), Monsella (yellow with red flames), Monte Carlo (sulfur yellow), Montreux (ivory yellow, gradually blushes to rose), Peach Blossom (carmine pink with a white base), Queen of Marvel (pinkish red), Stockholm (bright red), Verona (yellow), Viking (scarlet with green stripes)

3. Triumph: Abra (dark mahogany-red with yellow edges), All Seasons (cherry red), Annie Schilder (rosy orange), Arie Hoek (red), Bing Crosby (brilliant scarlet), Blenda (carmine red with white base), Carola (dark pink), Cassini (blood red), Friso (red), Golden Melody (bright yellow), Hibernia (pure white), Hollandia (vermillion), Inzel (ivory-white), Kees Nelis (bright red with broad yellow edges), Leo Visser (light red with white edges), Lustella (bright china rose), Merry Widow (red with white edges), Orange Monarch (orange and red), Paul Richter (bright red), Pax (pure white), Preludium (carmine pink with a white base), Prince Charles (purple-violet), Prominence (deep red), Snowstar (pure white), Thule (yellow and red), Topwhite (white), Yellow Flight (yellow), Yellow Present (creamy yellow)

4. Darwin Hybrid: Van Eijk (salmon)

5. Single Late: Bastogne (red)

7. Fringed: Arma (red), Madison Garden (carmine with pink edges)

10. Parrot: Rococo (carmine red with fire red edges)

11. Double Late: Angelique (blush pink), Globe (dark pink), Wirosa (bordeaux red with cream edges)

14. Greigii: Pinocchio (scarlet with ivory white edges), Plaisir (carmine red with yellow edges), Red Riding Hood (carmine red with yellow edges)

Tulip Tip: Plant bulbs with flat side facing the rim. This positions the larger outer leaves toward the pot rim, where they will drape gracefully over the edge of the pot.

Best Daffodil (Narcissus) Varieties:

2. Long Cup: Accent (white with pink cup), Carlton (canary-yellow with gold-yellow cup), Flower Record (white with yellow and red cup), Fortissimo (yellow with orange cup), Fortune (canary-yellow with orange cup), Gigantic Star (canary-yellow), Ice Follies (white with canary-yellow cup), Johan Strauss (white with orange cup), Juanita (canary-yellow with bright orange cup), Pinza (yellow with orange cup), Salome (white with salmon pink cup, rimmed with gold), Scarlet O'Hara (bright yellow with luminous orange cup), Slim Whitman (white-yellow with orange cup), Yellow Sun (canary-yellow with yellow cup)

3. Short Cup: Barrett Browning (white with orange cup)

4. Double: Bridal Crown (white with yellow centre), Sir Winston Churchill (white with orange centre), Van Sion (yellow)

6. Cyclamineus: February Gold (yellow, miniature), Jack Snipe (white with yellow trumpet), Peeping Tom (yellow), Quince (yellow), Tête-à-Tête (yellow, miniature)

8. Tazetta: Cragford (white with orange-red cup), Geranium (white with orange cup), all Paperwhites (eg. Bethlehem, Chinese Sacred Lily, Erlicheer, Galilee, Grand Soleil D'Or, Omri, Nazareth, Ziva)

10. Bulbocodium: Golden Bells (yellow)

11. Split corona: Cassata (pale yellow with lemon yellow cup)

Daffodil Tip: Daffodils require very bright light, such as that found in a greenhouse, to flower well. Too little sun results in leggy growth and no blossoms.

Suggested Hyacinth Varieties:

Best Giant Dutch Crocus Varieties:

Suggested Snow Crocus (Crocus chrysanthus) Varieties:

Other Suggested Species/Varieties:

• Grecian Windflower =Anemone blanda (white, pink, fuschia, or blue)
  
• Dwarf Iris: Iris reticulata (purple), Iris reticulata "Harmony" (blue), Iris danfordiae (bright yellow with brown specks)
  
• Muscari armeniacum (white or blue)
  
• Siberian Squill =Scila siberica (bright azure blue), Scila siberica "Spring Beauty" (cobalt blue)
  
• Scilla tubergeniana (bluish white)
  
• Snowdrops (white with tiny green patches)