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 2023.
Sword Dance, 1933
Magnet snowdrop, 1889
Je Maintiendrai, 1863
Horace, 1894
Pluvia D’Oro, 1925
Auten’s Pride, 1933
Brand’s Magnificent, 1918
Saffron, 1700 BC
Insulinde, 1921
Duc van Tol Scarlet, 1850
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New (or Back) for SPRING PlantingDAHLIA
Bloodstone dahlia, 1939 – as brilliant as the ancient gem
Clair de Lune dahlia, 1946 – elegant and wildflowery
Golden Torch dahlia, 1971 – sunny, long-blooming and prolific
Jocondo dahlia, 1962 – radiant fuchsia/reddish purple dinner-plate
Little Robert dahlia, 1964 – pompon-sized and neon-bright
Nepos dahlia, 1958 – baby-fresh masterpiece
Safe Shot dahlia, 1963 – bright orange ball-shaped
Vulcan dahlia, 1978 – spiky, fiery, not-to-be missed
Willo Violet dahlia, 1937 – purple gumballs
Winsome dahlia, 1940 – shocking beauty
York and Lancaster dahlia, 1915? – mysterious history
DAYLILY
Autumn Minaret daylily, 1951 – up to 7 feet tall!
Baggette daylily, 1945 – cool lemon and old rose
Black Falcon daylily, 1941 – deep and dark
Caballero daylily, 1941 – Zorro’s favorite
Circe daylily, 1937 – cool lemon yellow classic by Stout
Libby Finch daylily, 1949 – black cherry, white star
Luteola daylily, 1900 – my front yard daylily
Mikado daylily, 1929 – graceful mango and mahogany
Neyron Rose daylily, 1950 – raspberry-rose with ivory highlighting
Ophir daylily, 1924 – trumpet-shaped, American-bred pioneer
Painted Lady daylily, 1942 – cinnamon-orange
Port daylily, 1941 – small-flowered & glowing
Potentate daylily, 1943 – with plantlets on its bloom-stalks
Rosalind daylily, 1941 – the first red, wild from China
Royal Beauty daylily, 1947 – even its foliage is beautiful
Theron daylily, 1934 – dark landmark
IRIS
Caprice iris, 1898 – “I smell ripe grapes!”
Coronation iris, 1927 – the perfect yellow iris?
Dauntless iris, 1929 – luxurious Dykes Medal winner
Demi-Deuil iris, 1912 – once called “the black and white iris”
Eleanor Roosevelt iris, 1933 – short, early, and reblooming
Flavescens iris, 1813 – pale, shimmering yellow
Florentina iris, 1500 – luminous pewter
Frank Adams iris, 1937 – parchment, bronze, and oxblood
Germanica iris, 1500 – from Rome to Van Gogh
Honorabile iris, 1840 – perky favorite of the pioneers
Loreley iris, 1909 – perfectly imperfect charmer
Mrs. Horace Darwin iris, 1888 – elegant white
pallida Dalmatica iris, 1597 – grape-scented, the quintessential iris
Quaker Lady iris, 1909 – smoky lavender and fawn
Swerti iris, 1612 – from the gardens of Emperor Rudolf II
New (or Back) for FALL PlantingCROCUS
speciosus ‘Conqueror’ crocus, 1967 – fall-blooming naturalizer
Saffron crocus, 1700 BC
DAFFODIL
Beersheba daffodil, 1923 – slender ivory trumpet
Brilliancy daffodil, 1906 – luminous Arts-and-Crafts-era beauty
Conspicuus daffodil, 1869 – Victorian butterflies
Horace daffodil, 1894 – poet of carpe diem
Insulinde daffodil, 1921 – graceful, exuberant double
Laurens Koster daffodil, 1906 – pioneering poetaz
Niveth daffodil, 1931 – Thalia’s elegant, uptown cousin
DIVERSE FALL
Magnet snowdrop, 1889 – “easily recognized, even from a distance”
PEONY
Auten’s Pride peony, 1933 – soft pink with lavender undertones
Brand’s Magnificent peony, 1918 – “the nearest blue of any red peony”
Coral Sunset peony, 1965 – Spectacular and uniquely colored!!
Duchesse de Nemours peony, 1856 – “creamy chalices” to perfect white clouds
Edulis Superba peony, 1824 – one of the oldest and most fragrant
Henry Sass peony, 1948 – “truly magnificent”
James R. Mann peony, 1920 – striped buds, lotus-like flowers
Minuet peony, 1931 – ‘Mrs. Roosevelt’s beautiful sister
Peony Paradise sampler – a lifetime of easy, luxurious beauty
Philippe Rivoire peony, 1911 – rose-scented legend
Philomele peony, 1861 – fragrant and fascinating
Sword Dance peony, 1933 – Japanese-style Award of Garden Merit winner
TULIP
Dillenburg tulip, 1916 – wonderfully fragrant
Duc de Berlin tulip, 1854 – fragrant and bold
Duc van Tol Red & White tulip, 1750 – early and cheerful
Duc van Tol Scarlet tulip, 1850 – perfect miniature
Duc van Tol Yellow tulip, 1830
Duchesse de Parma tulip, 1820 – much more than red and yellow
Greuze tulip, 1891 – rich, deep purple
Je Maintiendrai tulip, 1863 – regal and unusual
Jules Favres tulip, 1913 – fiery chestnut-bronze
Julia Farnese tulip, 1853 – “supremely elegant” broken tulip
Klopstock tulip, 1863 – silky violet-purple
La Harpe tulip, 1863 – named for an early explorer of Texas?
Le Mogol tulip, 1913 – rose blushed with bronze
Lord Stanley tulip, 1860 – almost as exciting as the Cup itself!
Madras tulip, 1913 – golden-bronze and fragrant
Pluvia D’Oro tulip, 1925 – sunny, delightful
Prince of Austria tulip, 1860 – fragrant and enduring
Princess Elizabeth tulip, 1898 – “rose-pink with topaz lights”
Royal Sovereign tulip, 1820 – mahogany on gold
Rubens tulip, 1903 – rare broken
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