| Tall spring bloomers that stand on their own and that are easy to grow are agapanthus, alliums, blood lilies, and African irises. |
| Bulbs can still be planted including tulips, late-flowering daffodils and alliums. |
| A specialty crop of the Dutch, alliums are grown by nearly 50 flower bulb growers in Holland. |
| The wide use of alliums as ornamental plants, however, is a more recent phenomenon, first gaining favor about the middle of the 19th century. |
| Consuming onions and other alliums like leeks and garlic also appears to lower rates of breast, esophageal, and stomach cancers. |
| This is also the time to plant lilies, tulips and alliums for spring colour. |
