FIVE AWESOME AUTUMN BULBS

1 ACIS AUTUMNALIS

Sometimes sold as Leucojum autumnalis, autumn snowflake bears nodding white flowers on 9in-tall stems during September.

2 COLCHICUM WATERLILY

Bred in Holland and introduced in the early part of the 20th Century, this meadow saffron produces 4in-wide, fully double lilac flowers.

3 CROCUS CONQUEROR

Standing at just 6in tall, these goblet-shaped, deep blue flowers appear during October and November.

4 SCILLA AUTUMNALIS

A fairly rare native to Britain, autumn squill carries bright blue flowers on wiry 5in stems from late August into October.

5 STERNBERGIA LUTEA

Found in Turkey and central Asia, autumn daffodil, pictured below, dazzles during September and October with its yellow flowers held on 6in-tall stems.