I recently had someone very close come to me complaining about how there are only a limited number of flowers that bloom early in spring.

My experience, surprisingly, was quite the opposite. I never ran out of flowers to plant that bloomed early in spring.

If you’re facing a similar confusion and believe your options are limited, allow me to expand your knowledge and walk you through a list of spring flowers that bloom very early in the season.

Flowers That Bloom Early In Spring

1: Crocus

Crocuses come in a wide variety and each variety has its unique aspects. Saffron, the very expensive, fragrant herb, is picked from saffron crocus blooms.

Something quite unique about crocuses is that they bloom very early in the spring season, often emerging from the winter snow!

2: Daffodils

Daffodils offer incredibly vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers in a diverse array of happy colors ranging from bright yellow and orange to pure white. These flowers bloom so early in the spring season that many gardeners often use them as indicators of emerging warmth.

3: Tulips

After roses and sunflowers, I’d say tulips are probably the most popular flowers out there. They’re easily recognizable because of their cup-shaped blooms and can make your garden incredibly vibrant if you scatter them around the landscape.

These flowers bloom early in spring because the cool weather supports their blooms well.

4: Hyacinths

As much as I love hyacinths, I mean…what on earth is that complex sounding name? They’re the simplest, most elegant flowers with the most complex name to ever exist.

Anyways, hyacinth blooms come in a variety of striking colors; couple that with the dense clusters they emerge in and you’ve got yourself a flower that can really add some visual appeal to your early spring garden.

5: Snowdrops

True to the name, snowdrop blooms often emerge early in spring or even as early as late winter. The reason they’re called snowdrops is because they emerge through the snow and offer white blooms that look like tiny snowballs hanging from stems.

Like daffodils, emergence of snowdrop blooms alerts growers about the end of winter and beginning of spring.

6: Hellebores

Hellebores also bloom from late winter all the way to mid spring. Not only do they offer quite the unique looking flowers, but also colors that can truly change the aura of your garden.

If you wish to give your garden that dark, bloomy but still aesthetic look, hellebores can be the perfect addition.

7: Primroses

Despite the name, primroses actually don’t have much to do with roses; neither do they have a similar shape. They are, however, super bright and colorful, often having multi-colored petals that add great color to your garden.

Primroses thrive in slightly moist environments and are often one of the first flowers to emerge in spring.

8: Pansies

You might think I’m keeping tabs on the ranking of these flowers but it’s just my own observation. After roses, sunflowers, and tulips, pansies are definitely up there amongst the most popular flowers.

They’re bright, bold, and offer large petals with multiple shades and colors that draw attention even from a distance. You’ll find pansies blooming their best around early to mid-spring.

9: Forsythia

Despite the complex sounding name, forsythias are actually quite recognizable and most of you may already have seen them somewhere. They produce bright yellow flowers that people often mistake as their foliage, early in spring and signal the slow arrival of warmth.

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