Which spring bulbs will grow up through a lawn?

I am seeding a new lawn and would like to have some spring bulbs growing through it. I know that daffodils will push up through the lawn, do any others?





(i was hoping to use dwarf tulips, snakeshead frit and bluebells)

Which spring bulbs will grow up through a lawn?
all the other answers so far are pretty good, the only advice that i have is only use early spring blooming bulbs, and not the daffs (too much foliage), remember where they are there when it comes to lawn treatment fert is ok but avoid the weed control.
Reply:All are fine as long as you remember where you put them so that you don't mow the top off new growth


be careful with bluebells though they reproduce very quickly and will take over your lawn,oxalis(clover) do the same and too many will poison the soil for other plants even in open beds.
Reply:ask at the garden centre
Reply:Daffidills, blubells, snow drops.
Reply:Any bulbs will come up and bloom, but I would ask your local garden center which ones would be the best to plant.
Reply:crocus, daffodils, snow drops.





Best way to do it is partly cut out a square of lawn with a spade, fold back the turf you have just cut then put the bulbs in the soil randomly (if not sure which way they go then jus put them on their sides). idealy you want them to grow through as clumps of flowers rather than single flowers dotted about as that looks strange (thats waht happended to my flowers - i have learnt my lesson!)
Reply:Blue bearded irises are nice.The dark blue color goes beautifully with everything in my backyard.Also, canna lillies(asst. colors),Spider lillies,Standard tulips.(The small ones cannot break through tough grass roots).Large elephant ears if you want interestig greenery.(These are best placed in corners or flanking a patio at the wall of the dwelling).Hope this helps you.
Reply:I know for a fact that crocus's bloom early spring and are very pretty , I like then cuz they always seem to come up even though there is still snow on the ground, the color against the white is SO pretty!!
Reply:The Fritillaria and bluebells should be fine- though, you won't be able to mow the lawn until about 6 weeks after they've finished flowering. Grape hyacinth (Muscari) would also work, and the most common species self-seed and multiply vigorously.





If you use tulips, make sure they're perennial-types, and not something you have to dig each winter.





I'm thinking of doing something similar, but using varieties of crocus for an early-spring show where I don't have to worry about mowing yet...





There is a bulb planter here: http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/sprin...


that looks like the fastest tool I've seen for planting large quantities of bulbs, without pulling big plugs out of your new lawn.
Reply:You really only want early flowering bulbs so they are not in competition with the grass when the grass starts to grow quickly again and they don't make it too awkward to mow the grass.





Add crocuses to your list
Reply:All those you mentioned will peek up through a lawn. You might also want to try crocus for a lovely effect. Other spring bulbs to consider are snowdrops (I think they may grow through grass) and perhaps lily of the valley for a beautiful scent. Happy gardening!
Reply:All bulbs will. You really want to look out for those that flower before the grass starts to grow properly though, otherwise you'll end up mowing them off. Tulips are good, or crocuses.
Reply:I do think that almost all bulbs will
Reply:More or less all of them will, but remember you can't cut them back for ages after they have flowered, or else they don't flower the year after. This means you might find it hard to keep your lawn tidy. Bulbs are best in borders and pots.
Reply:tulips are the best for that, and they come in all colors and they are beautiful in the spring
Reply:Have a stunning mix of yellow and purple crocus peeping up.


Try planting 'carpet of snow' too, but in seed form.


Also, if you go into any garden centre, look around and choose the plants you like FIRST, then find out afterwards if they will give you the desired effect.
Reply:Daisies and Poppies.They both will grow trough a medium lawn.
Reply:All bulbs will.
Reply:All spring bulbs will grow through the lawn, problem is the they need to be left to die back naturally in early summer, and this is the time your grass will also need cutting, so if you cut the lawn before the bulbs have stored up energy for the following spring you will get less flowers, and gradually over a very short number of years you will have none left at all.
Reply:all those mentioned will do the job try to avoid bluebells though they are very prolific and will drown out the others


personally I would plant snowdrops, crocus, daffodil, and the snakesheads





and leave any others out as you will want to cut the grass by that time plant in areas so as to enable you to cut and use the lawn in the areas that are Past flowering