On a recent show, Dr. Raymond Kessler talked about the diversity of bulbs that we can plant in the fall that we enjoy next spring and summer.
Here's Dr. Kessler's list with both common and Latin names.
Fall Planted Bulbs
Alliums
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)
Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea)
Daffodils
Trumpet Daffodils
Short-cup Daffodils
Double Daffodils
Poets Daffodils
Jonquil Daffodils
Paper-white Daffodils
Dutch Crocus
Dutch Tulips
Lilac Wonder Tulip (Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder'
Candy Tulip or Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana var. chrysantha)
Sylvester Tulip (Tulipa sylvestris)
Fritillaria
Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora var. biflora)
Black Lily (Fritillaria camschatcensis)
Mission Bells (Fritillaria lanceolata)
Avoid Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis)
Lilies
Asiatic Lilies
Turk's Cap Lilies (Lilium martagon)
Formosa Lily (Lilium formosanum)
Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum)
Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum)
Avoid Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
Spring Starflower (Ipheion uniflorum)
Dutch Grape Hyacinth (Muscari botryoides)
Armenium Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum)
Glory-of-the-Snow (Chionodoxa luciliae)