Throughout our site, these treasures are highlighted with a green or purple bar and the word Rarest. Most you can’t get anywhere else in North America, and the rest you’d be very hard-pressed to find. That makes them extra-endangered — and extra-exciting in the garden.
Plumeri, 1888
Caballero, 1941
Ehemanii canna, 1863
Inglescombe, 1912
Atkinsii snowdrop, 1869
Polar Ice, 1936
Will Scarlett, 1898
La Riante, 1931
Rustom Pasha, 1930
Starface, 1960
Luteola, 1900
Dauntless, 1940
Glorie van Heemstede, 1947
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Rarest for SPRING PlantingDAHLIA
Andries’ Orange dahlia, 1936 – flower arranger’s delight
Arthur Hambley dahlia, 1955 – lavender-pink elephant
Bloodstone dahlia, 1939 – as brilliant as the ancient gem
Blue Danube dahlia, 1948 – mysterious, bluish lilac
Clair de Lune dahlia, 1946 – elegant and wildflowery
Deuil du Roi Albert dahlia, 1936 – royal purple and white
Fashion Monger dahlia, 1955 – stylish raspberry & cream
G.F. Hemerik dahlia, 1936 – bee-friendly dwarf
Glorie van Heemstede dahlia, 1947 – Zen-like simplicity
Kaiser Wilhelm dahlia, 1881 – lemon and burgundy, green button eye
Klankstad Kerkrade dahlia, 1954 – spiky poofs of primrose
Lavender Chiffon dahlia, 1957 – cool, man, cool!
Little Beeswing dahlia, 1909 – flame and yellow honeycomb
Little Robert dahlia, 1964 – pompon-sized and neon-bright
Lutt Wichen dahlia, 1941 – gardenia-flowered “ground-cover” dahlia
Mrs. H. Brown dahlia, 1947 – love-child of the ‘Bishop’ & ‘Clair’
Mrs. I. De ver Warner dahlia, 1920 – saved by Kentucky farm family
Natal dahlia, 1959 – dark red Christmas ornament
Nepos dahlia, 1958 – baby-fresh masterpiece
Nita dahlia, 1959 – freckled twin of the great ‘Juanita’
Preference dahlia, 1955 – peachy-pink with dark stems
Prince Noir dahlia, 1954 – ruffled, dark burgundy cactus
Requiem dahlia, 1952 – anything but somber
Union Jack dahlia, 1882 – candy-striped Victorian
White Aster dahlia, 1879 – world’s oldest garden dahlia
White Fawn dahlia, 1942 – cool and refreshing
Willo Violet dahlia, 1937 – purple gumballs
Winsome dahlia, 1940 – shocking beauty
Wisconsin Red dahlia, 1910? – pass-along ruby-red
York and Lancaster dahlia, 1915? – mysterious history
DAYLILY
Apricot daylily, 1893 – the very first
Autumn Minaret daylily, 1951 – up to 7 feet tall!
Caballero daylily, 1941 – Zorro’s favorite
Challenger daylily, 1949 – to five feet tall or more
Corky daylily, 1959 – sweet little flower with famous friends
Libby Finch daylily, 1949 – black cherry, white star
Luteola daylily, 1900 – my front yard daylily
Mikado daylily, 1929 – graceful mango and mahogany
Ophir daylily, 1924 – trumpet-shaped, American-bred pioneer
Purple Waters daylily, 1942 – Regal, dark-red/burgundy flowers.
DIVERSE SPRING
powellii Album crinum, 1930 – snowy and superlative
Ehemanii canna, 1863 – arching sprays of dangling flowers
Ellen Bosanquet crinum, 1930 – “one of the South’s greatest treasures”
milk-and-wine lily crinum, 1819? 1919? – candy-striped, fragrant, and TOUGH
GLADIOLUS
Dauntless gladiolus, 1940 – Lauren Bacall in pink
Starface gladiolus, 1960 – rapturously beautiful
IRIS
Blue Rhythm iris, 1945 – award-winning Iowa farmboy
Fairy iris, 1905 – first American iris
Flavescens iris, 1813 – pale, shimmering yellow
Flutter-By iris, 1924 – like a host of butterflies
Germanica iris, 1500 – from Rome to Van Gogh
Loreley iris, 1909 – perfectly imperfect charmer
Madame Chereau iris, 1844 – landmark iris, our Spring 2009 Bulb of the Year
Plumeri iris, 1888 – coppery rose and velvety claret
Rarest for FALL PlantingCROCUS
Albus crocus, 1847 – the “Starry Night” tommie
speciosus ‘Conqueror’ crocus, 1967 – fall-blooming naturalizer
Hubert Edelsten crocus, 1924 – purple petals with striking white bands
Weldenii Fairy crocus, 1952 – early light purple & white naturalizer
DAFFODIL
moschatus daffodil, 1604 – demurely nodding “Swan’s Neck”
Albatross daffodil, 1891 – propeller-like petals
April Queen daffodil, 1938 – bright, flame-kissed cup
Argent daffodil, 1902 – bright double with arms akimbo
Bath’s Flame daffodil, 1913 – one of Ron Scamp’s three favorites
Beersheba daffodil, 1923 – slender ivory trumpet
Brilliancy daffodil, 1906 – luminous Arts-and-Crafts-era beauty
Broughshane daffodil, 1938 – amber-white Irish trumpet
Butter and Eggs daffodil, 1777 – the classic cottage-garden double
Conspicuus daffodil, 1869 – Victorian butterflies
Dick Wellband daffodil, 1921 – deep orange and cream
Doctor Alex Fleming daffodil, 1948 – Center is an exuberant ruffled skirt of frills and ruffles.
Feu de Joie daffodil, 1927 – free-spirited semi-double
Firebrand daffodil, 1897 – long creamy petals, fiery heart
Flower Drift daffodil, 1966 – free-flowering, frothy and vibrant
Horace daffodil, 1894 – poet of carpe diem
Inglescombe daffodil, 1912 – a double helping of sunlight
Insulinde daffodil, 1921 – graceful, exuberant double
Jenny daffodil, 1943 – like miniature shooting stars
King Alfred daffodil, 1899 – true stock!
Kinglet daffodil, 1959 – sweetly-fragrant, glorious, and Oregon-bred
La Riante daffodil, 1931 – Sweetly scented “laughing girl.”
Laurens Koster daffodil, 1906 – pioneering poetaz
Little Witch daffodil, 1921 – cute, very cute
Louise de Coligny daffodil, 1940 – sweet-scented apricot beauty
Lucifer daffodil, 1890 – heavenly wings, devilish cup
Maximus, Trumpet Major daffodil, 1576 – loved for over 400 years!
Merlin daffodil, 1956 – glowing red-rimmed yellow hearts in pure-white blossoms
Niveth daffodil, 1931 – Thalia’s elegant, uptown cousin
Polar Ice daffodil, 1936 – too good to let go
Princeps daffodil, 1830 – graceful white and yellow wildling
Romance daffodil, 1959 – our most richly colored “pink”
Rose of May daffodil, 1950 – rose-like shape and fragrance
Rustom Pasha daffodil, 1930 – truly orange, sun-proof cup
Seagull daffodil, 1893 – floats like a butterfly, apricot rim
Sir Watkin daffodil, 1868 – one of the all-time greats
Twin Sisters daffodil, 1597 – aka Loving Couples, Cemetery Ladies
Twink daffodil, 1925 – a classic southern double
White Lady daffodil, 1897 – Victorian lady with a parasol
White Marvel daffodil, 1950 – unique and graceful
Will Scarlett daffodil, 1898 – dazzling groundbreaker
DIVERSE FALL
Atkinsii snowdrop, 1869 – elegant “pear-shaped pearl”
HYACINTH
Anna Liza hyacinth, 1972 – pink/lavender/mauve and beautiful!
Roman Pink hyacinth, 1573 – wildflowery, pink, and wonderful
Roman White hyacinth, 1597 – the rarest Roman of all
PEONY
Elsa Sass peony, 1930 – Gold Medal winner and wedding favorite
Frances Willard peony, 1907 – pearly cream and blush
Mons. Martin Cahuzac peony, 1899 – darkest peony ever?
TULIP
Columbine tulip, 1929 – purple, lace-like tracery
Cottage Maid tulip, 1857 – rose and white sweetheart
Dom Pedro tulip, 1906 – “undoubtedly the most attractive” brown tulip
Schoonoord tulip, 1909 – lush and radiant double
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