Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost (99)
Moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil, or general-purpose loam-based potting compost (3)
Normal (177)
Peat-free general-purpose compost (35)
Prefers acid soil (1)
Special conditions
Boggy or damp shade (1)
Coastal conditions (1)
Dry shade (1)
Dry sun (12)
Tolerate air pollution (67)
Tolerates drought (7)
Flowering month
January (8)
February (11)
March (26)
April (71)
May (86)
June (28)
July (78)
August (65)
September (55)
October (49)
November (1)
December (2)
Flower colour
Black (1)
Colourful collections / bicolours (170)
Green (3)
Orange (15)
Pink (31)
Purple (20)
Red (11)
White (26)
Yellow (5)
Evergreen / deciduous
Deciduous (156)
Evergreen (3)
Semi-evergreen (1)
Fragrance
All scented flowers (25)
Aromatic foliage (10)
Highly scented (7)
Attractive to wildlife
Attractive to butterflies and moths (3)
Attractive to pollinators (54)
Attractive to wildlife (70)
RHS Plants for pollinators (28)
Quick growing
No (1)
Quite (135)
Yes (75)
Eventual size
Large (29)
Medium (143)
Small (53)
Bulb planting time
Autumn planting (136)
Spring planting (80)
Bulb divisions
Lilium (Division 5) Longiflorum hybrids (1)
Narcissus (Division 5) Triandrus (1)
Narcissus (Division 8) Tazetta (1)
Tulip (Division 10) Parrot group (1)
Tulip (Division 11) Double late group (3)
Tulip (Division 14) Greigii group (1)
Tulip (Division 2) Double early group (1)
Tulip (Division 3) Triumph group (2)
Tulip (Division 4) Darwin hybrid group (1)
Tulip (Division 5) Single late group (1)
Tulip (Division 6) Lily-flowered group (1)
Hardy
No (9)
Semi (59)
Yes (127)
Leaf colour
Blue (5)
Bronze (3)
Green (188)
Purple (2)
Variegated (2)
Ground cover
No (155)
Yes (49)
Position
Back of border (38)
Front of border (115)
Middle of border (110)
Next to a patio (77)
Next to a pond (4)
Next to an entrance (83)
Next to seating areas (86)
Steep banks (21)
Soil moisture
Damp (6)
Dry/Sandy (31)
Normal (189)
Bulb collections
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