Heirlooms New This Year

We’re constantly searching for great old bulbs to add to our catalog. (Email us your suggestions!) Here’s what we’re offering for the first time — or after a hiatus — in our fall 2011-spring 2012 catalog.

Orangeman, 1902

Florentina, 1500

Ellen Bosanquet crinum, 1930

Camellia, 1930

Madonna lily, 1600 BC

Mary Brand, 1907

New for SPRING 2012 Planting

SAMPLERS

Immortal Iris, — 3 icons for your early summer garden

DAYLILIES

Circe, 1937 — chiffon yellow classic by Stout

Corky, 1959 — sweet little flower with famous friends

Melonee, 1959 — luscious summer dessert

Orangeman, 1902 — mango-colored stars, extra old

GLADIOLUS

Blue Smoke, 1957 — smoldering and exotic

Dauntless, 1940 — Marlene Dietrich in pink

Domino, 1959 — pint-sized & needle-pointed

Kakaga, 1962 — Yoda’s favorite?

La Coruna, 1957 — ruby and smoke

Lavanesque, 1960 — lavender beauty from the Mad-Men era

Sunbonnet Sue, 1967 — warm apricot-buff with a sprinkling of freckles

Witch Doctor, 1964 —

IRIS

Crimson King, 1893 — Victorian rebloomer in rich claret

Florentina, 1500 — luminous pewter

Honorabile, 1840 — perky favorite of the pioneers

Indian Chief, 1929 — wine-red, raspberry, and bronze

Ola Kala, 1949 — radiant Dykes Medal winner

Quaker Lady, 1909 — smoky lavender and fawn

SPRING DIVERSE

Ellen Bosanquet crinum, 1930 — “one of the South’s greatest treasures”

New for FALL 2011 Planting

SAMPLERS

Peony Paradise, — a lifetime of easy, luxurious beauty

DAFFODILS

Camellia, 1930 — chiffon yellow petals piled high

Horsfieldii, 1845 — the Model T of daffodils

Madame de Graaff, 1887 — finest white of the Victorian age

Mrs. Krelage, 1912 — for the first time since 1996!

Sir Watkin, 1868 — one of the all-time greats

HYACINTHS

Bismarck, 1875 — long-lived perennial

King of the Blues, 1863 — distinctively slim and dark

Perle Brilliante, 1895 — lost and now found

LILIES

Madonna lily, 1600 BC — most historic lily of all

PEONIES

Golden Dawn, 1923 — fluffy clouds with a sunny heart

Humei, 1810 — one of the first three from China

Madame Ducel, 1880 — baby pink and perfectly coiffed

Mary Brand, 1907 — claret red, bee favorite

TULIPS

Clara Butt, 1889 — once the world’s favorite

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