Yes, people do use spring bulbs and let the perennials hide the aging leaves. Hyacinths seem very easy for me.. I planted forced white ones and they've actually made more than one bloom stalk per bulb I started with.
Daffodils tend to multiply and their leaves last a long time.. still, you might push them behind the perennials.
TUlips tend to NOT last a long time or multiply.. old fashioned reds can live a long time, and I have Gavota purple and cream ones that have bloomed a number of years. Species tulips are I think earlier and more petite.
