Front Cover 2010 - Brent and Becky's Bulbs!

S P E C I A L B U L B S
Galanthus, continued
72
nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ –
double form of nivalis
with lovely petaloid filled
bells; 2”–3”; 1731; (6+cm).
#20-0103 10/$11.40
50/$47.50 100/$86
500/$375 1000/$650
Galan. nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’
nivalis ‘Viridi–apice’ –
white flowers with inner
segments green tipped
and outer segments
green blotched; more
robust than nivalis; 8”–
10”; (5+cm). #20-0104 Galan. nivalis ‘Viridi-apice’
5/$13.10 25/$54.50 50/$99 250/$432.50
500/$750
Sam Arnott - this one
seems to grow larger in
our garden than the others;
has a more heartshaped
green inner segment
and seems to have
a nice fragrance; 8”-10”.
#20-0105 5/$16.25
25/$67.75 50/$123
250/$535 500/$930
Galanthus ‘Sam Arnott’
White Dream – beautiful
white, nodding flowers
enhanced by the white
stripe in its leaves; quite
unusual; 5”-10”; (5+cm).
#20-0106 1/$6.35
5/$26.45 10/$48.10
50/$209 100/$363
Galanthus ‘White Dream’
Galanthus woronowii
woronowii (ikariae) -
bright green glossy leaves
with more rounded perianth
segments; lovely and
grows well here; 1893;
4”-6”; very early spring.
#20-0107 10/$5.70
50/$24 100/$43
500/$190 1000/$330
GLADIOLUS COMMUNIS
SSP. BYZANTINUS
Family: Iridaceae
Nickname: Sword Lily, Corn Lily or Flags
bulb companions: Triteleia; Dichelostemma; Camassia
other companions: Sweet William; Achillea
Deep purplish red flowers, often with
white stripes in the inner segments; many flowers
all the way up the 20”-24”
stem with long pointed
foliage; smaller flowered
and hardier than their
summer blooming cousins,
these also don’t need
staking and bloom in the
late spring; these are
species, and are variable,
depending on site;
Heirloom 1700; whz 5-10;
(6cm). (Note: This is not
the clone found in the
southwest called ‘Flags’).
#22-0102 10/$4.30
5 0 / $ 1 8 1 0 0 / $ 3 3
500/$140 1000/$250
Glad. comm. ssp byzantinus
with Dutch Iris
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Hyacinthoides
HERMODACTYLUS TUBEROSA
Family: Iridaceae
Nickname: Snake’s Head Iris
bulb companions: Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’
other companions: Iberis (Candytuft); Helleborus foetidus;
Arabis; Vinca; Euphorbia
L o v e -
ly, unusual and
fragrant yell
o w i s h g r e e n
Iris-like flower
with velvety, almost
black falls;
shows off with
flair in front
of light colored
flowers; early
spring; 6”–8”;
Hermodactylus tuberosa
whz 6–8; Heirloom; 1597; (topsize rootstock).
#24-0101 10/$7.10 50/$29.50 100/$54
500/$235 1000/$410
HYACINTHOIDES
Family: Liliaceae
Nickname: Bluebells or Wood Hyacinths
bulb companions: Camassia; late Daffodils & Tulips
other companions: Azalea; Rhododendron; Ajuga;
Vinca Minor; Hosta; Fern; Helleborus
One of the most adaptable bulbs; very
shade tolerant but also performs beautifully in
our full sun flower borders; lovely bell-shaped
flowers on 8”–12” stems; excellent cut flowers and
naturalizers; Heirloom; whz 4–10; (8/10cm).
hispanica ‘Excelsior’ –
this is perhaps the ‘King’
of hyacinthoides as the
size of the blossoms are
exceeded by none; rich
deep blue flowers form
luscious naturalized
woodland meadows and
rivers; Heirloom; 1906;
10”–12”. #25-0106
10/$5.90 50/$24.50 Hyacinth. hisp. ‘Excelsior’
100/$45 500/$195
1000/$340
Hyacinthoides are wonderfully
adaptable and
seem to be happy in
either full sun or partial
to mostly shady spots.
They make everything
else around them look
better than they would
without them. Here,
Hyacinthoides hispanica
‘Excelsior
helps the daffodil, N.
‘Tripartite’ really shine!
hispanica
‘Queen of Pinks’ – large,
soft lavender pink flowers
similar in size and
vigor to H. ‘Excelsior’;
creates an excellent
‘color echo’ when planted
under soft pink azaleas;
Heirloom; 1944.
#25-0108
10/$6.80 50/$28.50
100/$52 500/$225
Hyacin. hisp. ‘Queen of Pinks’
1000/$390