Front Cover 2010 - Brent and Becky's Bulbs!

FA L L I T E M S
Fall Crocus, continued
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Crocus pulchellus ‘Zephyr’
† sativus – flowers are
lilac purple with darker
veins, cultivated since
Roman times; original
saffron crocus whose
showy, red stigmas are
used for flavoring and
coloring food; earlymid
fall; 3”–5”; zones
6–9; 1671; (9+cm).
#46-0107 10/$5.80
50/$24 100/$44
500/$190 1000/$330
Crocus speciosus
† speciosus ‘Albus’ –
white flowers with a
yellow heart; zones
4–9; early fall; 1913;
2”–5”; (top-sized).
#46-0109 10/$8.80
50/$36.50
100/$66 500/$290
1000/$500
Cro. speciosus ‘Conqueror’
† speciosus
‘Oxonian’ – deep violet
blue flowers with
darker veins; 3”–6”;
mid fall; whz 4–9;
(top-sized).
#46-0111
10/$5.70
50/$23.50
100/$43 500/$185
1000/$320
† pulchellus ‘Zephyr’
– large white flowers
with bluish flush and
orange heart; pearl
gray on the outside;
early-mid fall; 3”–4”;
(top-sized).
#46-0106
10/$11.30 50/$47
100/$85 500/$370
1000/$640
Crocus sativus
†speciosus – these
elegant violet blue to
mauve flowers are easy
to naturalize; most floriferous;
1800; 3”–5”;
early fall; zones 4–9;
(5/6cm).
#46-0108
10/$3.80 50/$16
100/$29 500/$125
1000/$220
Crocus speciosus ‘Albus’
† speciosus
‘Conqueror’ – very
large, deep, sky blue
flowers; 5”–6”; earlymid
fall; whz 4–9;
(5/6cm).
#46-0110
10/$3.80
50/$16 100/$29
500/$125
1000/$220
Crocus speciosus ‘Oxonian’
†LILIUM CANDIDUM
Family: Liliaceae
Nickname: Lily
bulb companions: Eremurus;
Bletilla; Liatris;
Gladiolus; Canna; Allium
sphaerocephalon.
o t h e r c o m p a n i o n s :
Larkspur; B achelor’s
B u t t o n s; R u d b e c k i a;
C o r e o p s i s; C l e o m e;
E c h i n a c e a; A r t e m i s i a
A species lily with
3’-5’ spikes covered
with pristine white
flowers; especially
lovely when combined with darker leaved
or flowered plants; (20/22cm). #31-0103
5/$39.90 25/$166.25 50/$302 250/$1312.50
500/$2285
More Lilium found on p. 78
Veltheimia
†PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Nickname: Sea Daffodil
bulb companions: Late Summer bulbs; fall bulbs
other companions: Late Summer perennials/annuals
3–7 white, pest resistant,
fragrant, narcissus-looking
flowers
with 6 petals, a wide
cup and long stamens
per 18”–24” stem that
blooms in the late summer;
great for a welldrained
sunny border
or container; whz 8–10;
1597; (12+cm).
Pancratium maritimum
Lilium candidum
#36-0101
5/$16.50
25/$68.75 50/$125
250/$542.50 500/$945
†RHODOPHIALA BIFIDA
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Nickname: Schoolhouse or Oxblood Lily
bulb companions: Sternbergia; Lycoris; Amarcrinum
other companions:
Chrysanthemum; Coleus
An adorable, but sturdy
red wine colored,
pest proof, tubular
flower that decorates
our early fall garden;6”–10”;
whz 7–9;
(shipped in late August).
#47-0205 1/$11
5 / $ 4 7 1 0 / $ 7 8
50/$360 100/$700
Rhodophiala bifida
†VELTHEIMIA
Family: Liliaceae
W e ’ v e r a i s e d
these decorative bulbs in
our own greenhouse and
think they are terrific! We
use it as a very forgiving
house plant and enjoy its
bright, glossy green foliage
and pink flowers which
look a lot like Kniphofia, Veltheimia
or ‘red-hot-poker’. We
haven’t used them in the garden but understand
that they are hardy to whz 9;(shipped in late August).
#47-0204 1/$9 5/$40.50 10/$76
50/$350 100/$670
Find additional photographs of each item in the garden @ www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com