Will bulbs and bare roots bloom the first year?Updated 8 months ago

Most of the bulb varieties in our range, including spring-flowering bulbs like tulips, crocuses and daffodils, and summer-flowering bulbs like dahlias, begonias and lilies, will flower in the first year. Some perennial varieties, such as peonies, may take another year or so to settle in before they will flower.

Bare root perennials often flower a little in their first year, but typically start flowering from the second year. In the first year, they should at least produce foliage. Each year, hardy bare root perennials grow larger and become more prolific providing they are happy in the growing conditions.