Front Cover 2010 - Brent and Becky's Bulbs!

S P E C I A L B U L B S
Puschkinia
OXALIS - (see indoor bulbs section p. 89)
PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM
(see Early Shipping items on p.6)
PUSCHKINIA
Family: Liliaceae
bulb companions: Crocus; Chionodoxa; Eranthis;
Galanthus; Kaufmanniana Tulips; Early Daffodils
other companions: Lamium; Forsythia; Euphorbia; Bergenia;
Viola; Dianthus; Thyme; Plumbago
Many starry, Scilla-like flowers clustered
at the tops of stems; naturalizes; good for rock
gardens and edges of borders; Heirloom bulb;
early-mid spring; 1808; whz 4–8
scilloides ‘Alba’ – pure white
flowers on 3”–5” stems;
striking with Vinca minor;
(5+cm).
#37-0102 10/$3.90
50/$16.50 100/$30
500/$130 1000/$230
Pusch. scill. ‘Alba’
scilloides var.
libanotica – pale blue
to white flowers with
dark blue stripes; sun or
shade; 4”–6”; whz 4–8;
great for lawn art; 1805;
(7+cm).
Pusch. scill. var. libanotica
#37-0101 10/$2.90
50/$12 100/$22 500/$95 1000/$170
SCILLA
Family: Liliaceae
bulb companions: Chionodoxa; Crocus; Daffodils; early
Tulips; Anemone; Puschkinia; Iris reticulata; Galanthus
other companions: Myosotis; Primula; Pulmonaria
Pest resistant, starry flowers with belllike
blooms on spikes with strap-like leaves; colors
range in blues, whites, pinks and violets; heights
and bloom times also cover a wide range; one of
the most shade tolerant bulbs; most are hardy in
whz 4–8; early-mid spring blooming; Heirloom.
bifolia – bright blue-lilac
with pale blue centers on
3”–4” spikes; naturalizes;
very early; 1568; (4+cm).
#38-0101 10/$4.40
50/$15.50 100/$34
500/$145 1000/$250
Scilla mischtschenkoana
Scilla
mischtschenkoana –
(tubergeniana) large, light
blue to white with dark
blue midrib outside; very
persistent and lovely;
early flowering; excellent
with crocus; 3”–4”; 1931;
(8+cm).
#38-0105 10/$6.30
50/$26 100/$48
500/$205 1000/$360
Something as simple as combining Scilla mischtschenkoana
with Crocus tommasinianus in the ‘no mow zone’
around the base of a tree can have a wonderful, uplifting
impact on the people who walk by!
peruviana – an amazingly
beautiful, softballsized
sphere made up
of tiny individual dark
violet stars, each with
petite yellow anthers;
the books say hardy
to zone 8, but we’ve
had it perennialize in
our zone 7 garden in a
protected location and
mulched in winter; has Scilla peruviana
winter leaves; very late spring to early summer;
6”–10”; (14/16cm). #38-0109 5/$20 25/$84
50/$140 250/$650 500/$1250
Scilla siberica
siberica – lovely blue
form that naturalizes
freely when planted in
suitable location; early
spring; 1796; 5”–7”;
(8+cm).
#38-0106 10/$3.30
50/$13.50 100/$25
500/$110 1000/$190
Scilla bifolia
bifolia ‘Rosea’ – soft
pinkish flowers; blooms
with early daffodils;
great with thyme or
dianthus; 3”–4”; very
early; 1601; (5+cm).
Scilla bifolia ‘Rosea’
#38-0103 10/$4.70
50/$19.50 100/$36 500/$155 1000/$270
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Scilla siberica in the right location will re-seed and provide
a lovely, very natural landscape. It just requires time,
patience and a fertile site!
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