Accent bulbs add depth, texture, and surprise to garden compositions, complementing larger plantings with distinctive forms and bloom times. This diverse group includes early risers like Eranthis (winter aconite), Galanthus (snowdrops), and Chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), which signal the start of spring with delicate, low-growing blooms.
Mid- to late-season contributors like Anemone, Freesia, Ranunculus, and Callas offer vivid color and refined structure, ideal for cut flower gardens and containers. Others, such as Fritillaria, Camassia, and Scilla, provide architectural interest and pollinator value, thriving in naturalized settings and woodland edges.
Many accent bulbs—Ipheion, Oxalis, Puschkinia, Hyacinthoides, Leucojum, Ornithogalum, and Lycoris—are also deer-resistant and drought-tolerant, making them low-maintenance additions to mixed borders and specialty plantings.