First Day of Spring 2021: From Tulips to Daffodils, 14 Flowers To Plant To Celebrate Spring Equinox
By Team LatestlyMarch 18, 2021
Lilac
These deciduous plants literally mean ‘light purple’ flowers and bloom for a short period, just about three weeks from the first day of spring.
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Blue Hyacinth
They are found in a variety of colours, from pinks to blues to violets. And hyacinths happen to be easy to grow and care for.
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Weigela
These red, pink and white shades trumpeting flowers are perfect springtime blooms and often used to decorate porches and entrances.
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Fritillaria meleagris
It is a widely cultivated ornamental spring bulb in a garden. The chequered, dice-like appearing flowering plant grows in abundance in flood river plains of Europe.
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Forsythia
Another ornamental Eurasian shrub whose bright yellow flowers appear in early spring before the leaves.
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Common Bluebell
These mind-blowing gorgeous, sweet-scented flowers are widely grown as garden plants either among trees or in herbaceous borders.
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Calla Lily
Another exotic flower that is grown during springs. They are not your traditional lilies but leave no stones unturned in wooing everyone with its beauty.
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Pansy
A cultivated variety of viola with brightly coloured flowers. They also happen to be edible, preferably eaten as salad or dessert.
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Daffodil
They bloom late winters or early spring and happen to be one of the most beautiful flowers around the world. Nothing beats the beauty and simplicity of daffodils!
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Crocus
Crocus adds a much-needed dash of colours and sweet fragrance to your gardens. Also, crocus means cheerfulness, so, need we say anything more!
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Tulips
These spring-blooming perennial significant, brightly coloured flowers are regarded as an unofficial icon of this season.
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Rhododendron
One of the easily occurring shrubs, Rhododendron is identified by its large brightly-coloured flowers. It is the national flower of Nepal.
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Primrose
Another quintessential spring flowers are primrose. They are available in white, light pink, purple and yellow colours and widely used as cottage garden plantings.
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Lily of the Valley
Lily of the valley is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers in spring.