Table 1
Suggested Bulb Selections for America's Anniversary Garden (Selected by Brent Heath)
| Flowering Time | Type | Suggested cultivar or species | Height | Bulbs/ sq. ft. | Planting depth | Color | Miscellaneous |
| For gardens and beds: | |||||||
| Early to mid-spring | Tulip | Abba | 10" - 12" | 4 - 5 | 8" - 10" | Red | Fragrant double flowers; containers. |
| Daffodil | Barrett Browning | 14" - 16" | 4 - 5 | 5" - 6" | White | Brilliant white with an orange-red center cup. | |
| Grape hyacinth | Blue Spike | 6" - 8" | 10 - 15 | 2" - 3" | Blue | Loosely formed fragrant double flowers; larger and longer lasting. | |
| Hyacinth | Carnegie | 8" - 12" | 4 - 5 | 4" - 6" | White | Spike of fragrant dense flowers. | |
| Glory of the Snow | Chionodoxa forbesii | 5" - 10" | 6 - 10 | 2" - 3" | Blue | Spray of 5 - 10 starry flowers per stem, white center. | |
| Early to mid-spring | Tulip | Red Paradise | 10" - 14" | 4 - 5 | 8" - 10" | Red | Black heart. |
| Daffodil | Abba | 14" - 16" | 4 - 5 | 5" - 6" | White | Very fragrant, 3 - 5 double florets per stem, orange flecked center. | |
| Grape hyacinth | Christmas Pearl | 4" - 6" | 10 - 15 | 2" - 3" | Blue | Fragrant. | |
| Mid- to late spring | Tulip | Parade | 20" - 22" | 4 - 5 | 8" - 10" | Red | Very large, yellow base, inside yellow-edged, black heart. |
| Daffodil | Stainless | 16" - 18" | 4 - 5 | 3" - 8" | White | Flate, large cup with green eye. | |
| Grape hyacinth | Saffier | 8" | 10 - 15 | 2" - 3" | Blue | Fragrant; long-lasting. | |
| For a small container (under 20" diameter): | |||||||
| Mid- to late spring | Tulip | Tulipa linifolia | 3" - 4" | 10 - 15 | 4" - 6" | Red | Bright red with a black base; opens wide in sunshine; red-edged leaves. |
| Grape hyacinth | Blue Spike | 6" - 8" | 10 - 15 | 2" - 3" | Blue | Loosely formed fragrant double flowers; larger and longer lasting. | |
| Grape hyacinth | Album | 4" - 6" | 10 - 15 | 2" - 3" | White | Dense spikes of pure white "pearls." | |
| For a large container (over 20" diameter): | |||||||
| Mid- to late spring | Tulip | Red Riding Hood | 10" - 12" | 4 - 5 | 8" - 10" | Red | Greigii rulip with purple mottled leaves; containers. |
| Daffodil | Ice Wings | 10" - 12" | 4 - 5 | 5" - 6" | White | Fragrant, 2 - 3 nodding flowers per stem; containers. | |
| Grape hyacinth | Muscari latifolium | 4" - 6" | 10 - 15 | 2" - 3" | Blue | Light blue fragrant top florets, dark violet on bottom; containers. | |