Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers

Yellow albuca! Albuca flowers seem to defy easy description or comparison because they are unique; three blunt, waxy petals are held upright and three are held outward. Each individual flower resembles an iris that ... More

Corkscrew Albuca! This albuca gives an interesting show even when it is not in flower. During the winter months when this little gem is actively growing its foliage corkscrews and twists in a most fascinating manner. G... 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

Evergreen Wild onion! Pat McNeal of McNeal Growers in Manchaca, TX generously shared this great form of Allium canadensis with us, which he originally got from Scott Ogden. I must admit I greatly admire our native Texas on... 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

This species canna is tough and robust and it energetically proved its durability during the harsh summer of 2009. It has lush, upright, dark-green foliage, which reaches a height of approx 5'; but, w... More

Years ago someone gave us this great heirloom Crinum. Notice I said "someone" because the tag where the source was recorded was lost or eaten by a dastardly gopher. This Crinum develops big bulbs whic... More

Burgundy-colored leaves! Purple-leafed Queen Emma's lily is a real show stopper. The rich burgundy leaves are rigid and are held outright. The flowers are huge and produce an intoxicatingly spectacular display of delicate whi... 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

Hardy red leaved crinums! Garden writer Scott Ogden accompanied Thad Howard to retrieve whatever was rare or unique in the late Marcia Clint Wilson's garden. Scott dug two red-leaved seedlings near a clump of Crinum procerum s... More

˜White Queen in. is certainly one of the most photogenic of all crinums due to the elegant display of pure white flowers. Although individual flowers are somewhat short-lived they are produced in lar... 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 sping. It will tolerate heat and drought that will reduce a hosta to mush. A... 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

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

Old reliable! Large, pale-pink flowers are produced in early summer after a sudden thunderstorm. These cheerful flowers have a crisp-green eye and pop up overnight, carpeting the garden with their glory. They are h... More

Summer trumpets! This flamboyant species gives you more bloom in proportion to the bulb size than any other rain lily. The spreading clumps of blue-green foliage are the perfect backdrop for the large, lavender-pink t... More

In our climate this South African bulb produces two somewhat hairy, green, tongue-shaped leaves that lay smack on the ground throughout the winter. As the summer heats up the plant slips into dormancy... More

Cool dessert Hippeastrum! Hippeastrum puniceum has spectacular open, flaring, trumpet-shaped flowers that seem to hang slightly in an elegant but relaxed fashion from the tops of sturdy, 24 in. flower stalks. The outer 2/3rds ... More

Small red trumpets! Hippeastrums are so magical with their trumpet shaped flowers, which come in an array of colors and sizes. H. striatum is one of the great species occurring over a large area of southern Brazil with d... More

Hardy Amaryllis! This great old hybrid dates back to sometime in the 1800's, which for many plants would mean its popularity would have come and gone long ago, but, despite its age, it continues to be a perennial favo... More

Shortstem Iris! This clone represents a collection at the most southwestern extreme of its range. There it grows next to the largest stand of eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) in Texas. I love this iris for i... More

Dixie Iris! Low and behold! Texas is not all cactus and thorny things. The eastern third of the state is humid and often moist and there are natives here that reflect the flora of in. Humid South in. . This Iris ... More

Golden Dawn! Gardeners in the south need tough plants, those that can take the wild fluctuations of our climate and still perform. This hybrid Jonquil is one of those entertainers of the bulb world that can withst... More