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5602 Behria tenuiflora -- SOLD OUT
NEW -- An exciting bulb from Baha California, this species is very rarely seen and even
more rarely offered for sale. It can be finicky in cultivation sprouting erratically, but my
bulbs have settled in and bloom reliably.
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5600 Bessera elegans Coral Drops --- Not available this year
A stunningly beautiful Mexican bulb with umbels of large red-orange flowers that are like
open parasols. Summer-growing, dry in winter.
SHIPS OCT-JAN.
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5601 Bessera elegans Purple Form --- SOLD OUT
We are finally able to offer the outstanding purple form of this lovely Mexican bulb.
Summer-growing, dry in winter. SHIPS OCT-JAN FEW AVAILABLE
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5603 Bessera elegans Red Form -- Each: SOLD OUT
NEW -- Very different from the orange color form, this lovely selection has deep red
flowers.
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5605 Chlidanthus fragrans (Amaryllidaceae) -- Not available this year
Also known as “Peruvian Daffodil” the flowers are yellow with a corona
like a daffodil, and are held on short 6” stems. Strongly scented. SHIPS
OCT-JAN
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4203 Ismene hawkesii -- Each: $25.00
NEW --.Ismene is a small genus of about ten species from Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador
closely related to Hymenocallis, with a prominent central cup. I. hawkesii is very rare. and
rarely available. Can be grown as a house plant.
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5604 Gethyum atropurpureum -- Each: $ 7.50
A rare species from the Santiago region, this little bulb produces black star shaped
flowers that are more interesting than beautiful. Ships JULY-OCT.
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5550 Miersia chilensis (Alliaceae) ---- Each: $ 5.00
As the name suggests, this rare bulb is from the Chilean Andes, and
has teeny tiny flowers of green and purple. A 'must have' for the collector!
SHIPS JULY-OCT
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5610 Milla biflora ( Liliaceae) ---- Not available this year
This lovely bulb hails from Mexico where it is often sold in bouquets
since its large star-shaped white flowers are strongly scented like freesias.
Rarely available. SHIPS OCT-JAN.
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5615 Petronymphe decora (Liliaceae) --- SOLD OUT
The rarest bulb in our collection. Petronymphe hails from Mexico,
and has slender stems to 20” tall with loose umbels of greenish yellow
tubular flowers. Grown from cultivated stock. SHIPS OCT-JAN.
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5767 Placea ornata (Amaryllidaceae) -- Each: $20.00 Small bulbs
NEW -- Very rarely seen in cultivation, this beautiful species comes from central and
northern Chile. The flower is something like a Rhodophiala, but with a central corona
like a daffodil's cup. The color of this species is creamy white with red stripes, the
corona is also red. SHIPS JULY-OCT
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5760 Polianthes geminiflora (Agavaceae) ----Not available
Large sprays of bright reddish-orange flowers appear in summer and continue
blooming into the fall. Mexico. SHIPS OCT-JAN.
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5770 Polianthes howardii (Agavaceae) --- Not available this year
A stunningly beautiful Polianthes with flowers that are red, banded
in yellow, then shading to green. The interior of the flower is almost black.
Choice and very rare. Southwestern Mexico. SHIPS OCT-JAN
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5620 Sinningia tubiflora (Gesneriaceae) ---- Each: $ 4.50
A superb plant for the garden, conservatory or container. The potato-like
tubers give rise to soft hairy leaves and clusters of long, tubular white flowers
with a strong Daphne-like scent in summer. Winter-dormant. Zone 8-10.
Argentina/Uruguay. SHIPS YEAR ROUND
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5766 Sprekelia formosissima -- Not available this year
NEW -- A beautiful bulb from Mexico that has been cultivated for a long time. Its brilliant
red flowers are unusual in shape.
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5765 Sprekelia howardii -- Not available this year
A rare recently described species from Mexico with large
elegant flowers on short stems. The flowers are smaller than S. formosissima and have
ribbon like petals.
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5768 Traubia modesta -- Not available this year
NEW -- Traubia modesta is an exceptionally rare species from Chile. It is from coastal
regions where it is in danger of extinction. Our bulbs were grown from seed rescued
from highway construction. The dainty flowers are pale pink with deeper striations and
an inner corona very similar to a small Placea.
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