Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers

Oh so lovely! For those folks that like Sinningia tubiflora but wish the plant produced flowers other than white this hybrid is for you. This plant was a selection from a cross of Sinningia sellovii x Sinningia tub... More

Texas Onion! Allium canadensis has many varieties and forms and the identification and nomenclature of the different varieties is fairly murky. Dr. Thad Howard gave us this particular form with the name Allium te... More

Chinese ground orchid! This is the standard purple flowering terrestrial orchid suitable for moist woodland conditions. Though this is the standard color form I think it is the best.... More

Natural hybrid! In 2001, we spotted this Canna growing along a small stream where the coastal plains meet the foothills to the high Sierras. We thought that we had found a new species. So, upon our return, we contact... More

Yellow flowers with red spots! A small-statured species recognizable by its broad, light-green leaves and upright vase-like profile. It starts blooming in early-spring when the plant is only 12 in. tall and continues nonstop until ... More

Water Canna! If you have a moist, nearly boggy site or need some water garden color then this canna is perfect for you. Canna glauca is a tough native to eastern Mexico. The relatively compact, narrowly upright, ... More

Flaming kabobs Canna! This Canna was found at a Houston plant sale several years ago. The folks that sold it could not provide a name and no one I have shown it to has ventured to identify it, so I am christening it 'Flami... More

Birthday Party! This Crinum has dark, rich pink, open trumpet-shaped flowers on 36 in. spikes. These flower spikes stand up well and resist flopping. This hybrid was made by Luther Bundrant. Bulbs offered here are... More

Hannibal's Dwarf

I love the lush dark green foliage, especially since it is compact and tidy. This vigorous plant could be used as a ground cover in sunny, moist areas because of its low profile and multiplying nat... More

Probably the darkest colored crinum-flower to date. A dark pink with red and magenta overtones, buds are even darker. Crinum growers list this one as hardy to 5 degrees in well drained soils and prote... More

Blushing Maid Crinum! Crinum x 'Maiden's Blush' is a hybrid between C. moorei and C. zeylanicum made by the late Dr. Thad Howard. Its flowers have an open, star shaped trumpet effect and are white with a pink... More

Yummy! This Crinum hybrid like the dessert it is named after brings to mind fun and joyous feelings. The flowers start out funnel form but with time expand to broader, more open, star-shaped flowers. The bac... More

Peach Blow Crinum! This is a vigorous and robust Crinum with substantial, glossy-green leaves. It’s a repeat bloomer that produces numerous flower spikes reaching up to 5' tall. It begins its floral dance with rich, b... More

Carl's favorite crinum hybrid! A crinum bred in Texas by Thad Howard in 1964. The result is a robust growing plant that offsets well and produces the most elegant flowers. They are lily-like in form and pure white with a tinge of p... More

The world's smallest flowering bulb! On our trip to South Africa in 2005 we saw this fun little bulbous plant in habitat. It grew in a layer of green moss on large boulders, in the shade of trees. The 2 inch tall, chive-like foliage emer... More

African hosta! Actually a scilla from Natal, South Africa. This attractive hosta look-alike has purple-spotted foliage that emerges in the spring. It will tolerate heat and drought that will reduce a hosta to mush. ... More

African hosta improved! Several years back when shopping at the Chatachuk plant market in Thailand, I ran across this clone of African hosta. It seemed to me to be a little different than the clone we had sold for years but ... More

This Drimiopsis looks very much like what we sell as D. kirkii but the new growth emerges a lemon-cream color. As the leaves age they eventually turn an olive-green speckled with darker green spots. D... More

Summer trumpets! This species gives you more bang for your buck than any other rain lily--it literally screams, " look at me" ! The spreading clumps of bold blue-green foliage are the perfect backdrop for these large ... More

Cherry throat rain lily! This cute Habranthus is a joyful addition to the rain lily collection. It tends to start blooming early, continuing until mid season. It produces its diminutive flower spikes in abundance, after passi... More

Pink Flamingos! A very nice hybrid that flowers with 2" across, clear-pink trumpets in early summer. The plant produces abundant foliage in the cool season of the year but often has no foliage in the heat of summer. ... More

Everyman's Hymenocallis! This is certainly the most forgiving and beautiful of all the white spider lilies, which explains its widespread cultivation. Since it has been so widely grown it is difficult to determine where it wa... More

Shortstem Iris! I love this iris for its short and dense clumps of sword-like foliage, not to mention the luscious purple-blue flags that greet us near Easter. Landscape-wise it is great for those poorly drained area... More

Black Gamecock Iris A Louisiana Iris with rich, black-purple flowers. Does not have to be grown in standing water but does need consistent moisture to bloom well. Prefers a soil with an acid pH. A vigorous clone. Tha... More