Pest Resistant Bulbs

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