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Bulbs for pots? #894236

Asked March 12, 2025, 2:37 PM EDT

Hi, We moved last summer, and have no perennial gardens (yet) at the new house. Can you share which bulbs do well in pots? They will be in full, west facing sun. Thanks !!

Scott County Minnesota

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Hi Catherine,

This University of Minnesota web page has summer-blooming bulbs listed under "tender bulbs."

https://extension.umn.edu/how/planting-bulbs-tubers-and-rhizomes

Hope this helps.

MJ Replied March 12, 2025, 4:59 PM EDT

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Bulbs for pots? #894236

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