Following is a “Quick List of Pest-Resistant Bulbs” from the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center in New York City. All are ranked high on beauty and low on pest-appeal.
» Allium, ornamental onion. Bloom late spring to early summer. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8, depending on variety.
» Camassia. Bloom late spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
» Chionodoxa.glory of the snow. Bloom late winter, early spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
» Colchicum. Bloom late summer and fall. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8, depending on variety.
» Crocus tommasinianus. Bloom late winter, early spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
» Eranthis, winter aconite. Bloom late winter, early spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-7.
» Fritillaria. Bloom mid to late spring, depending on variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
» Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop. Bloom late winter, early spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
» Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebell. Bloom late spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-10.
» Hyacinthus, hyacinth. Bloom mid-spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.
» Ipheion. Blooms early- to late-spring, depending on variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-9.
» Leucojum, snowflake. Bloom mid- to late-spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8. (There is also a fall-blooming Leucojum autumnale, hardy in zones 5-9)
» Muscari, graph hyacinth. Blooms mid- to late-spring, depending upon variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-9.
» Narcissus, daffodil. Blooms early- to late-spring, depending upon variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-11, depending upon variety.
» Ornithogalum. Blooms early to mid-spring. Hardy in USDA Zones 5-8.
» Oxalis. Blooms mid-spring to fall, depending on variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 7-10, depending on variety.
» Scilla. Blooms early spring, to early summer, depending upon variety. Hardy in USDA Zones 4-10, depending upon variety
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