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Summer Growing Bulb Price List for 2011

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Summer-growing Bulbs

Ammocharis coranica Tender, so grow in a frost-free location in cold weather. Small seedling bulbs.
Cat. no. 1588 US$10.00 per small bulb. VERY FEW US$20.00 per medium size bulb.
Caliphruria korsakoffii
This miniature member of the Eucharis-Urceolina tribe used to be called Eucharis korsakoffii. From Peru. The picture is not mine, but I can't figure out who sent it to me. My bulbs have bloomed, with a small cluster of flowers about 15-20 mm wide (5/8 inch) on a short stem. The flowers lack the corolla of most Eucharis flowers. Leaves eucharis-like, but only 6 to 7 inches long and 1 to 2 inches wide. Spring flowering, summer growing. Mine are doing nicely in a 6-inch pot. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather.

Cat. no. 2194 US$15.00 per small offset. VERY FEW
Crinum acaule This is a dwarf species with a very short scape -- the flowers are borne just at soil level. The flowers are trumpets of near white with pink markings along the outside of the petals and sepals. Deciduous in winter. Crinum acaule is native to South Africa. It ranges from the KwaZulu-Natal coastline to the deserts of Namibia. Water well in summer, but keep absolutely dry in winter. Probably best grown in pots. These are small offsets that should bloom in 2 or 3 years.
Cat. no. 1436 US$50.00 per bulb. SOLD OUT
Crinum bulbispermum The flowers are long trumpets of near white with pink markings along the outside of the petals and sepals. Scapes 30 to 50 inches tall, with ca. 6-12 flowers. Bloom in early summer and may rebloom occasionally until frost. These are hardy in zone 5 in protected, south-facing locations. Planted in the ground as soon as the soil warms in spring, they will grow quickly. Water well in summer.
Cat. no. 2159 US$15.00 SOLD OUT
Crinum [bulbispermum X lugardiae] Rare, Exclusive! These are four year old seedling bulbs grown in pots. Bulbs from the same batch planted out in the field and mulched heavily in autumn 2002 survived the winters of 2002-2003 to 2005-2006, and look very healthy. They bloomed in 2005. Try these outdoors in USDA zones 5 and warmer, but mulch well in late autumn in zones 5 and 6. The plants when mature should be significantly smaller than typical bulbispermum, since the pollen parent, C. lugardiae, is much smaller. The smaller bulbs should bloom in a couple more years after planting in the ground or in a 5-gal. container. SEMI-HARDY to HARDY
Cat. no. 1644 US$25.00 for 3-yr old seedling bulb in 1-gal. pot.
Cat. no. 1697 US$40.00 for field grown bulb of bloom size.
Cat. no. 2114 US$40.00 for bloom size plants in 5-gal. pots.
Crinum campanulatum
Crinum campanulatum is found in seasonal marshes in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Tender, The bulb is small, less than 2 inches in diameter and 3 inches long; it produces offsets. The leaves are narrow, 14 to 25 mm wide at the base, and channeled. Deciduous or evergreen, but mainly summer growing. The umbel grows 12 to 16 inches high and bears 4 to 7 small flowers, whose tepal segments are so widened that they form a cup rather than a funnel. Can be grown in a water garden in mild climates.
Cat. no. 1453 US$50.00 for offset bulb.
Crinum fimbriatulum ex Angola
Crinum fimbriatulum has white zygomorphic flowers with a red band on each tepal, carried on a tall scape, to ca. 4 ft. The fruits are beaked. The channel shaped leaves are long and have no midrib. The bases of the leaves form a pseudostem above the bulb. This species is sister to the entire Asian-Madagascar clade, according to Meerow et al. (2003). Grows in seasonal swamps in habitat. These plants were raised from seed from David Lehmiller, from wild-collected plants.
Cat. no. 2186 US$50.00 for 2-3 yr old seedling bulb.
Crinum firmifolium ex Madagascar
Crinum firmifolium is native to Madagascar. Subgenus Crinum. Flowers are sessile (no pedicels), and the tepals droop at anthesis. Leave margins broadly undulated (wavy) with margins entire (smooth edges). Subgenus Crinum. These plants were raised from seed from David Lehmiller, from wild-collected plants.
Cat. no. 2185 US$50.00 for 3-4 yr old seedling bulb.
Crinum graminicola
Crinum graminicola, the "Grass Lily," is native to the High Veld in South Africa. It is a medium to large plant, with low spreading leaves. The blooms scapes appear in mid- to late summer, bearing ca. 10-12 flowers and held at an angle. The 3-inch flowers are heavily banded with red, both on the outside and on the inside surfaces of the tepals. Said to be very slow growing. Probably Tender, so protect from winter freezes.
Cat. no. 2121 SOLD OUT
Crinum lineare
Tender, Crinum lineare is native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is a small species with scapes to 12 inches high. Flowers are 3 inches wide and white flushed with red on the outside. Blooms in late summer. Produces offsets.
Cat. no. 1448 US$50.00 for offset bulb. SOLD OUT
Crinum lugardiae
Crnium lugardiae is a small to medium sized plant with a very small bulb, only 2 inches or less in diameter at bloom size. Native to Namibia, Botswana, and northern half of South Africa. Flowers are white with pink tint on outside of tepals. Scape 10 - 15 inches tall with ca. 6 flowers. Blooms in early summer. Suitable for 2 or 3 gallon pot, but probably does better in a 5-gal. container.
Cat. no. 2118 US$10.00 1 to3 year old seedlings
Crinum macowanii
The flowers are long goblets of near white with pink markings along the outside of the petals and sepals. Bloom in summer and may rebloom occasionally until frost. Scapes 24-36 inches tall with ca. 10-16 flowers. Leaves up to 48 inches long and 3 to 4 inches wide. Deciduous in winter. These are not yet known to be hardy in zone 5. Water well in summer.
Cat. no. 2117 US$10.00 1 to 2 year old seedlings
Cat. no. 2120 US$25.00 3 to 4 year old seedlings
Crinum moorei
Tender, The flowers are flaring trumpets of near white to light pink. The petals and sepals are similar, both being solid color and not marked with darker colors. Bloom in late summer. These are not known to be hardy in zone 5. Water well in summer. These are near-bloom-size offsets.
Cat. no. 1417 US$15.00 per bulb.
Crinum variabile
This species is native to the Western Cape province of South Africa, where it grows in winter, which is the rainy season. In cultivation it is an opportunistic grower and in addition is remarkably hardy in temperare climates. This forms a medium-size plant (for a Crinum), the arching leaves growing to 20 to 30 inches long, up to 3 inches wide at the base. The scapes are produced in late summer; they are 15 - 24 inches tall, with 12 to 24 flowers in the umbel. The flowers open almost pure white, but soon develop a rosy pink coloration with a broad, deeper rose band along the midrib of each tepal. They open 2 or 3 at a time. In the ground here in central Indiana, the plants produce 3 scapes per season.
Cat. no. 2119 US$10.00 each for 2 year old seedlings
Cyrtanthus maakenii cooperi Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. The tubular flowers are a light yellow in color and appear, usually, in spring or summer, when the plant is actively growing. Deciduous and dormant in winter. These small bulbs are of blooming size.
Cat. no. 1638 US$15.00 each.

Cyrtanthus montanus
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Wide open, rich red flowers, similar to Cyrtanthus elatus and Cyrtanthus sanguineus, but with narrower petals and sepals. There are several flowers per umbel. Short, 5 to 10 inches tall. Deciduous and dormant in winter. These are offsets from bulbs from South Africa.
Cat. no. 2190 US$12.00 each for medium to large size bulbs.

Cyrtanthus obliquus Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Tubular, pendant orange and yellow flowers in summer. Grey-bluegreen linear foliage 1 inch wide in summer. 15 to 24 inches high. Native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. These are 4-year old seedlings raised from seed from South Africa.
Cat. no. 1818 US$25.00 each.

Cyrtanthus sanguineus

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Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. The flared, funnel shaped flowers are bright vermillion red in color and borne singly on the short (5 - 6 inches) scape. Deciduous and dormant in winter. Bloom size bulbs.
Cat. no. 1800 US$15.00 each.

Haemanthus albiflos

Tender, evergreen bulbs from the Drakensberg. White paint brush flowers in autumn. Smooth, dull green leaves, usually two at a time but occasionally a third or even fourth leaf will be present. Bulbs offset. Ship anytime.
Catalog no. 2107 US$12.00 each
Haemanthus barkerae, this form is from the southern portion of its range
This species is native to the Bokkeveld mountains from near Nieuwoudtville in the west to Calvinia in the east, and Loeriesfontein in the north to the Tanqua Karoo in the south. These plants have leaves that are more elliptical, broader than the linear leaves of the form in the north of the range. We offer offsets of our strain JES #368, which is particularly vigorous and fast growing, even forming offsets. Pink to rose flowers in a small umbel. In leaf ca. September - April in the Northern Hemisphere, and blooming ca. Sept.-Oct. We grow this in our standard bulb mix, which is quite gritty. Best to ship in June and July.
Catalog no. 2206 US$55.00 each,
Haemanthus coccineus

Tender, so grow in a frost-free location in cold weather. This is a typical winter-growing bulb. The flowers appear in September-October, just before the leaves. The firey red inflorescence is one of the largest of the Haemanthus, 2 to 3 inches across. Best to ship in June and July.
Cat. no. 2129 US$45.00 each, near-bloom size bulbs.
Cat. no. 2204 US$15.00 each, 3-year old seedling bulbs.
Haemanthus humilis humilis
This bulb grows in late summer through early winter. Native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It blooms in July with a large pink umbel of small flowers. The two large leaves are nearly round, tend to be slightly hairy, and eventually relax to lie flat on the ground. This form is much easier to grow than its close relatives, H. humilis hirsutus. and H. carneus. Best to ship in late spring.
Cat. no. 2200 US$50.00 each, for bloom size bulb.
Cat. no. 2199 US$35.00 each, for medium size bulb.
Cat. no. 2198 US$15.00 each, for small bulb.
Haemanthus lanceifolius
Tender, so grow in a frost-free location in cold weather. H. lanceifolius is a winter-growing plant native to a small area in the lowlands of Namaqualand in South Africa. This region receives about 6 inches of rainfall per year, all in the winter. The bulb grows in loose sandy soil or in very rocky soils. The umbel is white fading to pink. In leaf ca. September - April in the Northern Hemisphere, and blooming ca. Sept.-Oct. We grow this in our standard bulb mix, which is quite gritty. Best to ship in June and July.
Cat. no. 2205 US$35 each, 5-year old seedling bulbs.
Haemanthus pauculifolius
Tender, evergreen bulbs from Mpumalanga. White paint brush flowers in autumn. Hairy leaves, only one leaf present at a time. Smaller than H. albiflos. Bulbs offset. Rare. Ship anytime.
Catalog no. 2108 US$15.00 each
Haemanthus montanus
Tender, White paint brush flowers in summer or early autumn. Two erect, strap-shaped light green leaves. Grow in summer to early winter. VERY FEW. Best to ship in early spring.
Large bulbs Catalog no. 2122 US$25.00 each
Medium bulbs Catalog no. 2123 US$15.00 each
Hippeastrum aglaiae
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2228 bloom size US$50.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum aulicum (typical)
Similar to form stenopetalum, but more variable with petals and sepals generally a bit wider. Seed grown. Blooms in autumn. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Plant in a well drained gritty potting mix.

Cat. no. 2253 small bulbs (up to 1½ inches diameter) US$15.00 each
Cat. no. 2254 medium bulbs (up to 2 inches diameter) US$30.00 each
Cat. no. 2255 large bulbs (over 2 inches diameter) US$50.00 each SOLD OUT
Hippeastrum aulicum stenopetalum
- red with green markings. Petals narrow overall and somewhat spatulate in form. Clonal. Blooms in autumn. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Plant in a well drained gritty potting mix.

Cat. no. 1675 small bulbs (up to 1½ inches diameter) US$15.00 each
Cat. no. 1674 medium bulbs (up to 2 inches diameter) US$35.00 each SOLD OUT
Cat. no. 1639 large bulbs (over 2 inches diameter) US$60.00 each SOLD OUT
Hippeastrum blossfeldiae
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2224 US$50.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum brasilianum
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2225 US$50.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum calyptratum
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2197 medium size US$35.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum cybister
Hippeastrum cybister has flowers with very narrow petals and sepals, giving it a spidery look. Color is between a rust and a burgundy red. These are offsets less than 1 inch in diameter. This is an unbloomed clone, grown from seed. I'm offering only a very few of these offsets. So far, the mother bulb is only about 2 inches in diameter. Native to Bolivia. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather.

Cat. no. 2177 US$25.00 per small offset.
Hippeastrum evansiae
This small yellow or very pale pink flowered bulb is native to Bolivia and Peru. This clone was probably collected in the wild at some time in the past. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Clonal.
Cat. no. 2195 US$50.00 per small offset. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum glaucescens
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2226 US$50.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum mandonii
- apple green/white with thick red edge. Blooms in winter. Cannot tolerate a wet potting mix. Collected in Bolivia in the 1970s for Fred Meyer. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Self-fertile.

Cat. no. 1671 small bulbs (up to 1½ inches diameter) US$30.00 each SOLD OUT
Cat. no. 1672 medium bulbs (up to 2 inches diameter) US$50.00 each SOLD OUT
Cat. no. 1673 large bulbs (up to 2 inches diameter) US$75.00 each SOLD OUT
Hippeastrum morelianum
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2227 US$50.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum psittacinum
This species is native to Brazil. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Seed grown.

Cat. no. 2222 US$50.00 per bulb. VERY FEW
Hippeastrum reticulatum var. striatifolium White mid-stripe on foliage. Flowers pink, ca. 3 - 4 inches across. Small bulb, small plant. This is the true species, not a hybrid. Native to southern Brazil. Selected, seed grown. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather.
Cat. no. 2231 US$50.00 per small bulb
Hymenocallis acutifolia
Tender. Native to Chiapas, Mexico, where it grows in rivers and streams. Tolerates being stored warm and dry in winter, but needs to be in standing or running water in summer. Blooms in late summer or early autumn with white spider lily flowers having a somewhat small cup.
Cat. no. 2157 Bloom size offsets US$25.00
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Hardy in zone 5. Grows best in light shade, with some moisture year-round. Foliage comes up in late spring, but the bloom scape does not appear until late July or early August here in Indiana. According to the new "Flora of North America" vol. 26, the coprrect name for this species is Hymenocallis occidentalis, but it has been known in the past as H. caroliniana. These are 1- to 2-yr old seedlings.
Cat. no. 2156 Small seedling bulbs US$15.00
Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
Tender. Last found in the wild about 150 years ago, the bulbs we are offering represent a brand new collection. Grows best in light to medium shade, dormant in winter. Three to five white flowers, 6 inches across tips of tepals, which are 0.5 inch wide. Foliage comes up in spring. Leaves are eucharis shaped, about 2.6 inches wide. Native to rain forest in southern Mexico, where it grows as an understory plant. These were found in Oaxaca State, at low elevation.
Cat. no. 1763 Medium size US$45.00 each.
Hymenocallis liriosme
Hardy in zone 6. Native to the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, but surprisingly hardy farther north. Needs lots of water in summer! Very similar to Hymenocallis occidentalis, to which it is closely related; but H. liriosme blooms in early spring. Flowers with cup about 2½ inches across, while petals reach 9 inches tip to tip! These are 1- to 2-yr old seedlings.
Cat. no. 2155 Small seedling bulbs US$15.00 each.
Nerine angulata
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. Native to the Eastern Cape Province. The narrow, linear leaves are evergreen, slightly channeled, about 5 mm wide and up to 35 cm long, and up to about 6 in number. A very variable species, whose pink flowers are carried on scapes up to 1 meter (ca. 40 inches) tall. Our first plants to bloom have light pink flowers 40 to 50 mm across the face (ca. 1½ to 2 inches). It may bloom anytime from April until November (in the Northern Hemisphere). Said to be a very reliable bloomer once the bulbs reach flowering size. Must be grown in containers in areas with wet winters. Proper botanical name may now be "Nerine angustifolia."
Cat. no. 1602. 3-yr old seedlings @ US$12.00 each CROP FAILURE
Nerine angustifolia "Den's Dwarf"
Similar to N. angulata, but scape is only 6 inches tall. Flowers, pink, ca. 1 inch across the face. Very floriferous, 4 or 5 flowers per umbel, blooms in late summer or autumn. The bulbs offset readily, and single bulbs tend to quickly form clusters of 3 or 4 bulbs. Excellent pot plant, put 5 clusters in a 5-inch pot. Summer growing; may stay green through winter but keep rather dry in winter.
Cat. no. 2193 US$10 each
Nerine bowdenii "Koen's Hardy"
Nerine bowdenii "Koen's Hardy" came from Aad Koen's greenhouse and nursery in Monster, The Netherlands. Aad finds that this clone of bowdenii survives outdoors in his field over the winter in excellent condition with only some mulch for protection. Here in central Indiana, USDA cold zone 5, some of the bulbs that I lined out survived the winter, but in very weakend condition. They never bloomed. So we grow them in 1-gal. containers and keep them in the greenhouse over winter. This way, they flower for us sometime between August and January. Grown this way, the light green leaves are up to 20 mm wide and about 30 to 40 cm long. The scape is about 40 cm tall, with 4 to 6 flowers in the umbel. An individual flower is 63 mm across the face with petals 8 mm wide. Pedicels are variable, about 35 to 50 mm long.
Cat. no. 1558 $12.00 each for small offsets.
Nerine filifolia
Nerine filifolia is Tender, native to the Eastern Cape, Free State, and Mpumalanga in South Africa as well as Swaziland. It is characterized by the thread-like leaves. The 1�-inch flowers are produced in late summer. Scapes are about 8 to 16 inches tall; they are sparsely covered with short bristly hairs. The filaments of the stamens extend almost straight out ward, about 15-20 mm beyond the tepals. Evergreen and summer growing. The plant shown here bloomed in mid- to late summer (early August in central Indiana).
Cat. no. 1780 (medium) US$7.00 each
Cat. no. 1781 (near bloom size) US$12.00 each.
Nerine filamentosa
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. This nerine is native to the Eastern Cape Province. It is a summer-growing species which flowers in the summer and is evergreen, even in winter. The leaves are very thin and thread-like. The small, 1-inch pink flowers are borne in a flattened umbel of 3 or 4 blossoms atop a scape 6 to 12 inches tall. The tepals recurve strongly, and the filaments extend straight out in front of the flower almost an inch beyond the tepals. The scape is sparsely covered with short bristly hairs. These are 2-year old seedling bulbs offered at Cat. no. 1632 US$5.00 each or 5 bulbs for $20.00
Nerine krigei
Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. This species is native to the southeastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga) and northeastern Free State in South Africa. It is characterized by the spiral twist to its leaves. Deciduous and summer growing. The 2-inch flowers are produced in summer, in contrast to the tendency of most other Nerine species to bloom in autumn. Scapes are about 1 to 2 ft. tall. The petals have dark green or rose midribs which show up nicely against the light pink petals. The filaments of the stamens recurve nearly 180�. While most Nerine varieties produce many offsets but do not bloom every year, N. krigei produces few offsets but blooms faithfully every season, if given its required period of chilling during the preceding winter. These are 2-year old seedling bulbs offered
Cat. no. 1631 US$5.00 each or 5 bulbs for $20.00
Nerine rehmannii
Tender, so store dry in a frost-free location in cold weather. A dwarf plant with small white flowers on 6 to 10 inch high stems and two or a few thread-like, deciduous leaves about 3 to 5 inches long. It is native to central Gauteng and to western Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. They grow well in containers, and need plenty of water in the growing season. They bloom in late summer or early autumn (around September in the Northern Hemisphere). These bulbs are mature and flowering size. They come from stock originally found near Belfast in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Plant shown with flowers and fruit in picture at left.
Images © copyrighted 2003 by Charles Craib. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission
Cat. no. 1698 US$10.00 each CROP FAILURE
Scadoxus multiflorus katherinae

The large bright red umbel is spherical; the bracts small and inconspicuous, hanging downward. This is nearly evergreen in habitat but it tends to be deciduous in cultivation. Blooms in summer after leaves have developed (synanthous). More information about katherinae is available from Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town. These need plenty of root room, so grow in at least an 8-inch pot; a 10-inch pot would be better. Plant in a freely draining potting mix and keep in light shade when growing. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. 3-yr to 4-yr old seedlings.
Cat. no. 1589 US$25.00 per bulb near bloom size.
Scadoxus membranaceus
The flower is similar to that of Scadoxus puniceus, but it appears in summer. The foliage is almost without a pseudostem, and is nearly evergreen. The orange flowers with prominent stamens are enclosed by the erect, red-brown bracts, so that the whole inflorescence looks like a "paint brush." These need plenty of root room, so grow in at least an 8-inch pot; a 10-inch pot would be better. Plant in a freely draining potting mix and keep in light shade when growing. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather.
Cat. no. 1683 US$25.00 per bloom-size bulb.
Scadoxus puniceus

This species is native to South Africa, in the Drakensberg and on the High Veld, where it blooms in Spring before or just as the leaves are emerging (hysteranthous). The orange flowers with prominent stamens are enclosed by the erect, red-brown bracts, so that the whole inflorescence looks like a "paint brush." These need plenty of root room, so grow in at least an 8-inch pot; a 10-inch pot would be better. Plant in a freely draining potting mix and keep in light shade when growing. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather. 3-yr old seedlings.
See also our web page on the genus Scadoxus.
Cat. no. 1590 US$25.00 per near-bloom size bulb.
Sprekelia formosissima 'Orient Red'
Tender This is also known as "Harrison's Orientred". It is larger than the Sprekelia of commerce; the flower is about 6 inches across. Sprekelia are deciduous, summer-growing bulbs related to Habranthus and Zephyranthes. 'Orient Red' often tries to bloom in late January or early February, even when being stored absolutely dry, cool, and in the dark.
Cat. no. 1777 US$25.00 per bloom-size bulb.

For more about Sprekelia, see:
Zantedeschia albomaculata Summer growing, deciduous, 16 to 30 inches high. Inflorescence: funnel-shaped spathe is usually white, but can also be light yellow to light coral pink; with a purple blotch inside at the base. The leaves are usually spotted white. Native to southern Africa, from the Eastern Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa and in Swaziland and Lesotho north to Zambia and Zimbabwe. Grows in marshy ground near rivers and streams. Does not do well in dry situations. Tender to Half Hardy. so store in a frost-free location in very cold weather. In mild and moderate climates, plant outdoors in a well-drained, protected site with good summer sun; water well in summer. Available in autumn and spring.
Cat. no. 2166 tubers at $10.00 each
Zantedeschia pentlandii Summer growing, deciduous. Stems to 24 inches high. Inflorescence: the funnel-shaped spathe is lemon to chrome yellow, with a purple blotch inside at the base. The leaves are usually unspotted. This is a plant from Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, where it grows near streams in open, rocky High Veld meadows, so keep it well watered in summer. Extremely rare in cultivation. Available in autumn and spring. Grow in full sun and water well. Tender, so store in a frost-free location in cold weather.
Cat. no. 1626. Flowering size tubers at $50.00 each
Cat. no. 1628. Medium size tubers at $35.00 each

Evergreen Bulbs shipped Spring-Summer-Autumn

Cyrtanthus [elatus X montanus] Cat. no. 1594
This hybrid has 70-mm (2 ¾") flaring flowers atop a 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in.) scape. The actual flower color is a bright brick-red, brighter than this image shows but not so bright as the large image shows it. Foliage is nearly evergreen. Tender, so store in a bright, frost-free location in cold weather. 2-yr old offsets, close to bloom size. US$10.00 per bloom size bulb.
Clivia For our clivia plants, see our Clivia pages.

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