Spring Planting Bulbs

Photo Iris Sibirica - 'Butter & Sugar' (Siberian Iris) A refreshing springtime iris that is at home in your borders with other plants or it can hold its own. Don't let the delicate yellow blooms fool you, this is one tough plant that will provide you beautiful blooms and lush green foliage right through the late fall.  USDA Zones 3-9 Late Spring to Early Summer flowering  Bloom Duration: 3-6 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun to Partial Sun  Bloom Color: Yellow & White Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, or Cut Gardens 28-32” tall Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 2-3" inches deep. Space each rhizome 10-12" apart.  Water deeply the first time and then do not water until leaves break the surface.  Photo Credit: Franks Richards (F.D. Richards, Flickr Handle)

Iris Sibirica - 'Marantha' (Siberian Iris) Our classic blue Siberian Iris. A very tough plant that will thrive in cold and hot environments. It makes a wonderful border or accent and will provide you countless blooms once established.  USDA Zones 3-9 Late Spring to Early Summer  Bloom Duration: 3-6 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun to Partial Sun  Bloom Color: Blue Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, or Cut Gardens 28-32” tall Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 2-3" inches deep. Space each rhizome 10-12" apart.  Water deeply the first time and then do not water until leaves break the surface.   

Photo Iris Sibirica - 'Miss Apple' (Siberian Iris) A wonderful accent plant that is unique among the Siberian Irises. It will surely be a crowd pleaser in your garden. It is just as tough as other Siberian Irises and does well in borders, cutting gardens and naturalizing settings. USDA Zones 3-9 Late Spring to Early Summer flowering  Bloom Duration: 3-6 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun to Partial Sun  Bloom Color: Light Purple Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, or Cut Gardens 28-32” tall Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 2-3" inches deep. Space each rhizome 10-12" apart.  Water deeply the first time and then do not water until leaves break the surface.  Photo Credit: Franks Richards (F.D. Richards, Flickr Handle)

Sold Out for 2022. Oriental Lilies are probably the most popular type of lily. The fragrant blooms are favorite in summer.  They are dependable bloomers year after year as long as you provide fertilizer or rich compost when you plant them, right after they bloom and early spring. The blooms are favorite in cut vases so make sure you plant some extras.  Our Mervia' Oriental Lily will make a great addition to any garden, especially night gardens!  Our bulbs are 5” in circumference ( 16-18cm) which makes them some of the biggest available.  USDA Zones 3-9 Mid-Summer flowering  Bloom Duration: 3 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: White Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, Hummingbirds & Cut Gardens.  40-60” tall Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 6” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential. If not planting in early to mid spring, place them in your refrigerator until ready to plant.  

Linda's Baby's Ball Dahlia soft pink blossoms that are joyous little spheres in the garden will sure delight anyone lucky enough to see these. These nearly perfect globelike blossoms are fun and add a bit of whimsy. Sadly we will have limited availability starting in 2027 as we lost quite a few in the summer of 2025 because of excessive rain.  Ball Dahlias are wonderful plants that provide structure and continuous color to any garden with minimal effort. They reward gardeners with an abundance of blooms starting in mid to late summer through frost.  Characteristics 30-50” tall (Many people pinch back to encourage a bushier, shorter plant) Blooms are 3-5” wide USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones) Summer to Fall Bloom Duration: Continuous Blooms through frost starting in mid to late summer Full Sun to Partial Shade Additional Information Great for Mass Plantings, Borders, and Cutting Gardens. Great for butterflies and other pollinators Ships starting in early April Key Planting Tips We plant dahlia tubers 4-6" deep. We add a few alfafla pellets in the hole and backfill with topsoil amended with compost. We space this variety 18" apart.  We recommend to simply pinch back the shoots after about 3-4 weeks to encourage branching.  You can amend soil with 10-10-10 or something similar. Just make sure the first number (nitrogen) is 5 or 10. You can fertilize every 4 weeks to help achieve larger blossoms. For 90% of us, don’t water until your Dahlia sprouts. If your soil is very dry, water the soil first and then let it stand for 30 minutes before planting. Mulch around your plant leaving bare dirt directly above the tuber. Every tuber is inspected by me (Andre Paquette) and then hand packed for shipment.  In case of any issues, we reach our proactively to go over options. If you have any questions hit the Chat with Us Now button simply reach out by email or a phone call.   

Asiatic Lilies are super easy to care for and are dependable bloomers year after year. Blooms are upright and look as if they are looking up towards the sun. Our 'Perfect' Asiatic Lily will provide an abundance of pink blooms with white accents.  Our bulbs are 5” in circumference ( 12-14 cm) which makes them some of the biggest available.  USDA Zones 4-9 (Zone 3 with heavy mulch) Mid-Summer flowering  Bloom Duration: 3 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink with a White Throat Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, & Cut Gardens.  24-30” tall Shipping: We start shipping in February and finish shipping in May or when we run out of our bulbs.  Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 6” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential.  Lilies have everything they need to get started, but you can place a teaspoon of bone meal in the soil before planting and use a low nitrogen fertilizer when the first leaves appear in Spring. Note: We have not grown this lily before and unable to source a copyright permission picture.  This picture represents the color variation. The actual cultivar has freckles on the white throat that is common on lilies. You can reach out to Andre@FireflyFarmAndMercantile.com for any questions.

Firefly Farm & Mercantile's Pink is a combination of pinks and white shaded blossoms. These are Jumbo sized bulbs, hence the price and quantity are slighly different. We are excited to offer this new flower mix!  Double flowering giants measuring 4-5" across.  Ranunculus are a favorite bride's flowers and yet gardeners shy away from these very easy flowers.  You simply treat them as begonia but for full sun conditions. They are exceptional in garden beds and stunning in containers. The blooms are full and the foliage is lush. The blossoms are adored by bees and butteflies.  They are hardy to USDA Zones 8-10 only and will be need to be lifted or protected in other climates.  Characteristics 12-16" tall  USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones) Blooms in spring for Zones 8-10, and in mind to late summer for all other zones.  You can start in containers earlier in the season or simply enjoy them as they bloom.  Full Sun Additional Information Great for Borders, Cutting Gardens, and Containers Ships starting in mid to late March Key Planting Tips Plant 2-3" Deep, 4-6" apart.  Water when planted and keep them watered throughout their growing season. 

The Roselily Collection is recently introduced. Oriental Lilies are probably the most popular type of lily and the Roselily will keep them as heavy favorites. The fragrant blooms are favorite in summer.  They are dependable bloomers year after year as long as you provide fertilizer or rich compost when you plant them, right after they bloom and early spring. The blooms are favorite in cut vases so make sure you plant some extras.  Our Roselily 'Isabella' Double Oriental Lily will make a great addition garden.  Our bulbs are 5” in circumference ( 16-18cm) which makes them some of the biggest available.  We start shipping mid March as we receive our stock from our growers.  USDA Zones 4-9 Mid-Summer flowering  Pollen Free Blooms Bloom Duration: 2 weeks Cold Hardy to Zone 4 with protection Full Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Pink and White Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, Hummingbirds & Cut Gardens.  36-38” tall Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 6” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential. If not planting in early to mid spring, place them in your refrigerator until ready to plant.  

Not avilable for 2025 - Asiatic Lilies are super easy to care for and are dependable bloomers year after year. Blooms are upright and look as if they are looking up towards the sun. Great for containers or front of the borders.  The Tiny Series provides countless blooms and are perfect containers.  Our Tiny Crystal Asiatic Lily will provide an abundance of white blooms.  USDA Zones 3-9 (Zone 3 you should mulch to help with winter lows) Mid-Summer flowering  Bloom Duration: 2 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun Bloom Color: White Additional Information Perfect for Containers!  Does well in Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, & Cut Gardens.  12-14” tall (It can take 2 seasons for Asiatic lilies to reach their full height.  Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 4-5” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential.  Lilies have everything they need to get started, but you can place a teaspoon of bone meal in the soil before planting and use a low nitrogen fertilizer when the first leaves appear in Spring.   Shipping: We start shipping in February and finish shipping in May or when we run out of our bulbs. 

We are still trying to find this one! Our previous grower sold a little too many to be able to offer it for 2024. Pumilum Lily or the Coral Lily is a charming Turk's Cap lily. Once mature every stem will produce 20-30 blooms. You can imagine after a few years how many blossoms you will get as the bulbs will start to create mutliple stems as they grow and mutiply.  Our 'Pumilum' Tiger Lily are great in all environments - They are super hardy from Zone 3 and thrive all the way to Zone 9.  Our bulbs are 5” in circumference ( 14-16 cm) which makes them some of the biggest available.  USDA Zones 3-9 Mid-Summer flowering  Bloom Duration: 3 weeks Cold Hardy Full Sun to Partial Shade Bloom Color: Orange Additional Information Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, Hummingbirds & Cut Gardens.  30-36” tall Key Planting Tips Plant in full sun to partial shade, 6” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential.   

'Babylon Red' Dahlia (Dinnerplate) - Bright Red blooms will grace your gardens from late summer until frost! These dahlias are some of the largest available and are perfect for those summertime bouquets.  Plant these where you will enjoy them in the height of their bloom period (That is late summer to early fall)!  We grow all of the dahlias we offer on our farm in Cashton, Wisconsin.  Coming 2027 for availability  Dinnerplate Dahlias are awesome additions to any garden. They provide structure and color to any garden with minimal effort. They do rather well in the back of your beds because of their size or even in stand-alone rows. They reward gardeners with an abundance of blooms starting in mid to late summer through frost.  Typically they are not bothered by diseases and have attractive foliage until frost.  Characteristics 30-50” tall Blooms are 8-10” wide USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones) Summer to Fall Bloom Duration: Continuous Blooms through frost starting in mid to late summer Full Sun to Partial Shade Additional Information Great for Mass Plantings, Borders, and Cutting Gardens. Great for butterflies and other pollinators Ships starting by early April Key Planting Tips We plant dahlia tubers 4-6" deep. We add a few alfafla pellets in the hole and backfill with topsoil amended with compost. We space this variety 18" apart.  We recommend to simply pinch back the shoots after about 3-4 weeks to encourage branching.  You can amend soil with 10-10-10 or something similar. Just make sure the first number (nitrogen) is 5 or 10. You can fertilize every 4 weeks to help achieve larger blossoms. For 90% of us, don’t water until your Dahlia sprouts. If your soil is very dry, water the soil first and then let it stand for 30 minutes before planting. Mulch around your plant leaving bare dirt directly above the tuber. Every tuber is inspected by me (Andre Paquette) and then hand packed for shipment.  In case of any issues, we reach our proactively to go over options. If you have any questions hit the Chat with Us Now button simply reach out by email or a phone call.