October and November are the perfect time to plant spring-blooming bulbs like daffodils, crocus and tulips.

October and November are the perfect time to plant spring-blooming bulbs like daffodils, crocus and tulips.

Perhaps the most well-known of the minor bulbs is the crocus (Crocus spp.), which displays white, cream, purple, lavender, orange or yellow flowers above 2- to 5-inch-tall stems and grassy foliage.

Garden columnist Marianne Binetti’s tips for getting the most out of your daffodil, crocus and tulip bulbs. It’s time to buy and plant them.

Rest assured; the bulbs will figure it out. For tulips and daffodils, the pointy side goes up. Same for Hyacinths. It can be harder to tell with little bulbs, like anemones or crocus.

Bulbs that divide well include Siberian squill, crocuses, glory-of-the-snow, snowdrops, grape hyacinths, winter aconite, summer snowflakes, alliums, camassia, and daffodils.

Perhaps the most well-known of the minor bulbs is the crocus (Crocus spp.), which displays white, cream, purple, lavender, orange or yellow flowers above 2- to 5-inch-tall stems and grassy foliage.

This is a good time to buy spring-blooming bulbs that will produce tulips, daffodils and crocus. Shutterstock The third week of September is a good time to buy and plant spring-blooming bulbs such ...

Perhaps the most well-known of the minor bulbs is the crocus (Crocus spp.), which displays white, cream, purple, lavender, orange or yellow flowers above 2- to 5-inch-tall stems and grassy foliage.