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