Ten bulb favorites for Central Texas

If you love flower bulbs, now is the time to plan and plant for the spring of 2017. Although we will never be able to create the rolling fields of hyacinths and tulips like the Dutch, there are still many wonderful bulbs that thrive in our mild winters and hot summers, and return bigger and better every year.  

Many gardeners like to add them to their existing beds as seasonal spot color, since most of them bloom for just a short period and then enter dormancy until the following year.  

The ten bulbs listed below are easy to care for. Generally speaking, southern bulbs flourish in any well-drained soil. You can water them a little to help them bloom, but drought will usually not kill them.