Back Soon or Lost Forever?

Though preservation is our mission, bulbs drop out of our catalog every year.

Sometimes it’s because the harvest was too small. Sometimes it’s because they’re widely available elsewhere and don’t need our help. And sometimes it’s because we’ve lost our only known source due to severe weather (cold, drought, etc.), health problems (a debilitating stroke), or economic woes (small farmers are always at risk).

The good news is that, in time, we’re often able to return these bulbs to our catalog. So here’s a list of many we’ve offered in the past. For an alert the moment they’re available again, subscribe to our free email newsletter. Or to find a similar bulb, try our easy Advanced Bulb Search.

Fall-planted: Crocus Daffodils Hyacinths Lilies Peonies Tulips Diverse

Spring-planted: Cannas Dahlias Daylilies Gladiolus Iris Diverse

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Crocus We Hope To Offer Again

tommasinianus ALBUS, 1847

Radiant against the moist dark earth of spring, these slender-petaled stars are as eager and prolific as all of our tommies. You’ll enjoy multiple blooms per corm, and a “Starry Night” that gets better every year. C. tommasinianus, Zones 5b-8a. Last offered in 2008. We may offer it again periodically, or we could special order it for you.

LITTLE DORRITT, 1943

Rated one of the “most rodent-resistant” in trials at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, this luminous, pale amethyst gem is named for the Dickens heroine born in a gloomy prison yet destined for the sunshine. C. vernus, zones 4-7, from Holland. Last offered in 2007. We hope to offer it again soon. For an alert, sign up for our email newsletter.

PURPUREUS GRANDIFLORA, 1870

True stock! Deep, vivid purple, this Victorian relic is the oldest purple C. vernus still available. Why has it outlasted all of its peers? Grow it and you’ll know: great beauty and wonderful VIGOR. Zones 4-7, from Holland. Last offered in 2003. Though bulbs by this name are offered elsewhere, all are counterfeits. The true ‘Purpureus Grandiflora’ is “commercially extinct.”

REMEMBRANCE, 1925

This shimmering lilac is as close to perfect as any crocus we’ve ever grown. After 20 years, it still moves us. Zones 4-7, from Holland. Last offered in 2005. Widely available elsewhere.

C. tommasinianus ROSEUS, 1924

A PINK crocus? Not quite, but it’s the closest any crocus gets to pink, a soft lavender-rose that’s utterly unique. Adding to its charms, it opens its petals exuberantly in the sun, making a constellation of tiny pink stars that just gets better every year. Zones 5b-8aS/8bWC, from Holland. Last offered in 2011. We expect to offer it again periodically.

Daffodils We Hope To Offer Again

ANCIENT TRUMPETS Sampler

There’s more to trumpet daffodils than the stiff, over-sized honkers offered by every chain store. Look to the past and you’ll find a variety of bright, graceful, early-blooming trumpets that have delighted gardeners for centuries. We’ll send you 1 bulb each of 5 of the best: 1 N. pseudonarcissus, Lent lily (by 1200), 1 ‘Maximus’ (a.k.a. ‘Trumpet Major’, 1576), 1 bi-colored ‘Princeps’ (1830), 1 ‘Golden Spur’ (1885), and 1 ‘King Alfred’ (true stock! 1899). For zones 5a-8aS/10WC. This was a special, one-time-only sampler offered in 2010. Sorry!

ACTAEA, 1927

The 20th century’s best known pheasant’s-eye, ‘Actaea’ has big, round, sparkling white petals and a small, yellow eye edged with orange-red. Late, fragrant, and dependable, it has won every major bulb award. 9 W-YYR, 16-20”, zones 3-7S/9WC. Last offered in 2002. Widely available elsewhere.

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