In your email, please:

1)  Put down your NAME & PHONE NUMBER AND give BOTH your FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS for UPS, and your POST OFFICE address (if different) in case I send them through the Post Office.

2) Give the quantity of each variety you want,  AND the total cost.

3) Calculate shipping/handling (and 8 1/2% sales tax if in California).   Please add a flat fee of $15 for shipping and handling for orders up to $150. If over $150 add 10%--or 20% if to Texas or farther east.  Also, California residents please remember to add 8 1/2% sales tax.  Minimum order $30.  (I have been keeping track of the shipping costs this year versus the percentage amounts above, and am finding with the larger orders, it is ridiculously hard to estimate shipping costs, due to the variability of the weight of the bulbs (even over the course of the same season),  and especially if I have made you a special price cut on things I have an oversupply of, or where bulky items like Amaryllis are involved. Therefore, I must reserve the right to bill you for overruns in actual shipping charges if necessary.)

4)  Send your email (NO attachments!) to: billthebulbbaron@aol.com  (Please note there is only 1 “r” in “baron”).  

I will respond with an email confirming.  Then, all you need to do is mail me a check MADE OUT TO William R.P. Welch, and send to the address below.  Money orders (including Postal Money Orders) are OKAY!  If you decide to add further to your order at the time of sending the check, please give me a phone call to let me know, to make sure it gets added to the original copy of your order which will by then have been printed and awaiting action on the table down at the farm.  Thanks!

William R.P. Welch
1031 Cayuga Street Apt B
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone--831-236-8397

1) Put down your NAME & PHONE NUMBER AND give BOTH your FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS for UPS, and your POST OFFICE address (if different) in case I send them through the Post Office.

2) Give the quantity of each variety you want,  AND the total cost.

3) Calculate shipping/handling (and 8 1/2% sales tax if in California).   Please add a flat fee of $15 for shipping and handling for orders up to $150. If over $150 add 10%--or 20% if to Texas or farther east.  Also, California residents please remember to add 8 1/2% sales tax.  Minimum order $30.  (I have been keeping track of the shipping costs this year versus the percentage amounts above, and am finding with the larger orders, it is ridiculously hard to estimate shipping costs, due to the variability of the weight of the bulbs (even over the course of the same season),  and especially if I have made you a special price cut on things I have an oversupply of, or where bulky items like Amaryllis are involved. Therefore, I must reserve the right to bill you for overruns in actual shipping charges if necessary.)

Retail  or Wholesale??  It's all the same here...

It doesn't matter whether you are buying the bulbs for your own garden or to re-sell, as my costs of production do not change with respect to what purpose the bulbs end up being used.  

Prices are based only upon the quantity you buy.  Large orders are vastly more efficient for me to deal with, as the amount of correspondence and bookkeeping related to a large order is no greater than on a small order, while the amount of the sale is so much greater.  IT IS TRULY THE LARGER ORDERS THAT KEEP ME IN BUSINESS, as they are the only way to sell bulbs fast enough to run out of them before it is too late in the season, and bring in sales revenue fast enough to keep up with the ridiculously high cost of literally everything these days, especially in this insanely overpopulated part of the country!  

For QUANTITY RATES (50-100 or more of a given variety), please email me if they are not listed for any of the varieties you are interested in.

Note to re-sellers:
Most  customers buying to re-sell the bulbs place their orders in August (when I first know, after digging and sorting, what is available) or early September, and receive their bulbs at that time, thus allowing them more time in which to sell the bulbs.  It is a good idea to try to arrange things at least a couple weeks before you need the bulbs in case I am backed up at a busy time, or need to custom-dig something for you.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS: Preferably, email me FIRST with your questions (billthebulbbaron@aol.com, PLEASE REMEMBER NO ATTACHMENTS), or else,  phone me.  But, either way, be sure to include your phone numbers (EVENING IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT), in case your inquiry does need a longer response than I can type in just a few words on an email (My scatterbrain types slowly with alot of errors!).  Allow me a few days to respond before reminding me, as this is not an orderly universe, so it may be that everything has hit me all at once (as we all know!!--it likes to do) and I just haven't been able to catch up yet!

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY!

A CHANCE TO BUY NEW VARIETIES I HAVE DEVELOPED, BUT NOT YET NAMED:

OR--COLLECTIONS OF NAMED VARIETIES:

Pre-selected (I choose the varieties)--"SEASON-LONG" (Early, mid-season, and late blooming)      NARCISSUS COLLECTIONS:

4 varieties, a dozen of each, bagged separately, 48 bulbs for $30 ($25 at farmers markets)
5 varieties, a dozen of each, bagged separately,  60 bulbs for $35 ($30 at farmers markets)
10 varieties, a dozen of each, bagged separately, SOLD OUT FOR 2011--WAS 120 bulbs for $65 ($60 at farmers markets)

(At the markets, you can make up your own collections as well, choosing whch varieties you prefer out of the many varieties I am offering there individually.)

To find out which farmers markets I am going to, click here: Which markets?

INDIVIDUAL (NAMED) VARIETIES:

[This list is not random--they are listed here in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!  Please remember that all narcissus varieties on this Availability List are WONDERFULLY FRAGRANT, whether I mention that fact or not in the description.]

If you have trouble deciding what you want, please consider the collections listed above!

     Liquid Sun--A member of the Autumn Colors group, this is a first generation cross of Newton x Autumn Sol. It will pop up and bloom with the first inch or two of rain in the fall, blooming in October or November.  The strong stems make for a nice fragrant cut flower. Medium yellow with a light orange cup, 8-12 or more florets per stem and often two or three stems per bulb. Good increaser, seed and pollen fertile--3 for $7, 12 for $25

     Welch's Seed-Grown Paper Whites--(Photo would be the same as for the Australian Paper White listed above) - Paper Whites traditionally offered for sale are clonal varieties such as Australian Paper White or  Ziva or Galilee, meaning all plants are derived by bulb increase from one original bulb. These Paper Whites, however, are seed grown, so they vary from one bulb to the next in time of bloom thus making flowers from November on into February (September/October-January here on the coast), prolonging the season beyond that which is normally expected of Paper Whites. Plants also vary somewhat in shape and size of flowers, width of leaves, etc. but all are the famous pure icy white in color throughout, as is unique to Paper Whites. This is a very healthy and vigorous family of Paper Whites. If the old flowers are left on the plant, these will often form naturally set seed pods, each containing several round black seeds which can be sown in the autumn, making an interesting demonstration of how some varieties can also be grown from true seeds, resulting in small bulbs which will reach flowering size in 3-4 years. These will vary in the manner seen in the parental plants, or other ancestral types may show up.--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $40, 100 for $65, $475/1000

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(Please remember all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)

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     Autumn Colors--& NOW for SOME MORE PHOTOS--Click HERE for updated photos!

Believe it or not, I often have a few of these ALREADY in bloom here on the coast, by mid-September, after planting in mid August!!!  (Most will bloom in the October-December, with a few continuing into January and even February with secondary blooms!)  This seed-grown strain is derived from crosses involving Newton, Autumn Sol, Soleil d'Or, Golden Rain and a number of wild and semi-wild forms of Narcissus tazetta native to dry Mediterranean areas. These bulbs will emerge and flower in autumn or winter, soon after the first rains, along with the Paper Whites.  Being seed grown, there are many variations among them in fragrance, color, shape and size of bloom, time of bloom (September-January/February).  Color ranges from white to dark yellow, even orange-yellow, in the petals, with cups of yellow to orange-red, sometimes frilled along the edges, in clusters of 8-15 or more--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $35, 100 for $60, 500 for $250, 1000 for $450

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Autumn Colors will also form SEEDS--BUY THESE!!--Hand-crossed from the best parents, $10 for a packet of 50 SEEDS

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Autumn Pearl  8 W-Y/  Don't miss out!--click for more photos
(Autumn Colors x tetraploid Paper White)
A massive vigorous plant, springing into bloom in October or November, before almost anything around it is even up yet, this plant is a cross of Autumn Colors x the colchicine-induced tetraploid form of Australian Paper White.   8-12 or more large white and cream florets of excellent substance, like a giant flower of the Polly's Pearl type. Tall and strong-stemmed so excellent for picking, it really stands out in size and vigor.  White petals, of good substance, cup very pale yellow. Increases well. Very tall strong stems, large vigorous bulbs.  Wonderful fragrance!--$5 each, 3 for $12, 6 for $20


Shauna Rose  8 W-OYY (Autumn Colors x Paper White)
8-15 flowers per stem,  1 3/4" wide;  creamy white petals, of heavy substance, cup deep lemon, often with a band of orange at base.  Very tall strong stems.  Large vigorous bulbs.  Very early--along with Autumn Pearl (above), this is the earliest of the triploid-sized tazettas.  Sweetly scented.--$5 each, 3 for $12

KERRYS FAVORITE 8 Y-O (Matador x pollen from Manuel Lima of one of his N. viridiflorus crosses with a large daffodil).  This the FIRST of of the large flowered tazetta hybrids to bloom.  Deep yellow perianth with deep orange-red cup, with greenish eye, 1-3 florets per stem.  Bright and colorful!--$15 each, 3 for $40

GODDESS CHISPA --A sister to Kerry's Favorite, this is, unlike many N. viridiflorus hybrids, a fast increaser.  Lighter in color and blooming slightly later than Kerry's Fav, it is a clear light yellow, with a slight greenish cast, while the cup is golden yellow wth a small orange rim. Equally large-flowered (2 3/4 inch blooms, 1-3 per stem), this stands out among the others that typically bloom here in the autumn.  Heavy flower substance and with a very nice spicy N. viridiflorus scent--$10 each, 3 for $25


AMAZING ALEXIS --(Tetraploid Paper White x Golden Rain)--Giant 2 1/4 inch flowers, white with lemon yellow in the center.  Looks like a vastly magnified Erlicheer, but with fewer florets (4-10) per stem and longer pedicels.  Very tall strong stems, increasing and flowering well. Very unique!!--$15 each,  3 for $40

Marisol  8W-O 
(Matador x Gloriosus)
3-8 flowers per stem, 1 3/4" wide, somewhat upfacing; white with frilled orange cup.  Good increaser. Free-flowering with secondary stems over a very long period.  Starts blooming very early in the season, and repeats for a long time thereafter. Uniquely delightful scent.--not available this year, sorry!

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(Please remember that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)
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     Chinese Sacred Lily ('Single Chinese')----------and..........more photos!

MY FAVORITE SCENT OF ANY FLOWER IN THE WORLD...This is the "Chinese Sacred Lily", also known as Single Chinese. With its natural origin in the semi-desert regions of the Middle East, this variety is ideally adapted to naturalizing without irrigation, even in the driest soils. Even in dry years, there should be enough natural rainfall to bring them into bloom by the end of January, if not sooner. In irrigated garden situations it will flower as early as late October or November, but it flowers best if left dry in the summer to flower at its natural time in the winter.

A rapid multiplier, making numerous stems once it is established, having 8 - 12 flowers per stem, white with orange-yellow centers. These have what many consider the best scent of any variety, different from any other and quite unlike the scent of the Paper Whites. Often seen as a permanent feature of old gardens, having been brought to California in the 1800's by Chinese immigrants who used it in their New Year celebrations--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $40, 100 for $75

     Double Chinese--This is the "Double Chinese Sacred Lily", also known as Double Chinese. Not to be confused with "Constantinople", this is the true double form of Chinese Sacred Lily. In all other respects it is identical to the single form.--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $40, 100 for $75

Golden Rain--in appearance, this is much like a yellow equivalent of Erlicheer, this is a rich yellow fully double flower, very impressive and wonderfully scented. 10 - 15 florets on a strong stem 12" tall, a very vigorous plant with good leaves, bulbs, and increase.

Flowers early here (in coastal central California), in the January - February period. Derived from French Sol, a variety related to Soleil d'Or, this needs a dry summer baking to flower best. A careful search among the numerous petaloids will reveal viable pollen of value to the hybridizer.--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50


CAITY AURORA -- (Matador x Autumn Colors).  2 inch florets, 4-8 per stem, this is (aside from Goddess Chispa and Kerry's Favorite), the first of the large-flowered Matador crosses to flower here.  Tall and colorful, this really stands out.  Smells great, makes a great cutflower. Light yellow with a deep orange-red cup.  $15 each, 3 for $40 

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"AC/PW/27" (Autumn Colors x Paper White)--thrives in very poor soil--soft yellow overall, multiplies fast, many stems, makes very healthy bulbs, super vigorous--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50

   Princess Hallie's Gold--VERY VIBRANT--the deepest color early in the season!
formerly sold as “8 o-r”-, this has an intense deep golden-yellow perianth, deeper colored than in Soleil d'Or, with orange-red cup, 8-15 florets per stem.--3 for $8, 12 for $30

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(Please remember to allow me a couple weeks to get your order ready, and also that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)
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     Jaminia  8 W-W (Matador x diploid Paper White)  
6-10 flowers per stem, 2" wide.  Large and white, somewhat upfacing, with creamy white cups.  Free flowering, makes secondary stems,  good increaser.  Tall strong stems.  Very early bloom.  Nice fragrance.  Large vigorous bulbs.--$5 each, 3 for $12

POPP STAR --(Autumn Colors x Paper White)--Outstanding for its numerous (8-12) large 2 inch flowers of heavy subtance, this has a a very tall strong stem ideal for picking.  White with light yellow cups.  Vigorous grower, increases well.  I expect a good wholesale cutflower from this one as numbers increase.--$15 each, 3 for $40

Caitlin's Favorite--(Autumn Colors x Paper White)--Radically larger-flowered than others of this ancestry!  Large 2 1/4 inch blooms, of very heavy substance, white with pale yellow cup which fades to creamy.  Stands out among other true tazettas for its very large-sized flowers.--$15 each, 3 for $40

     Lemon Cups--the outstanding scent of this variety is its most noteworthy characteristic, standing out among the other varieties it is one that customers at the farmers' markets always want me to include a few stems of in their bunches. The tall, strong, well-ribbed stem also makes this an excellent flower for cutting. January blooming here, it has 8-12 florets per stem, opening white with a deep lemon cup, looking at first like a more slender form of Avalanche, then the color becomes lighter with age so it more closely resembles Grand Primo, but is definitely earlier blooming than either of these two varieties. An excellent multiplier, and a healthy vigorous drought-resistant plant that naturalizes well. Routinely found mixed in with bulbs of Omri imported from Israel, it was possibly hybridized there as I detect some characteristics in common with the wild form of N. tazetta whch is native there, including the type of scent and the prominent ribbing of the stem--3 for $8, 12 for $30

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     Early Pearl-- This is also ideally suited to naturalizing without irrigation, flowering in late January. This is a very vigorous plant, with sturdy foliage and tall, strong stems. A derivative of Paper White, flowers are somewhat pointed in outline, creamy white with light yellow cups, 8 - 12 or more per stem.

In many ways this is a yellow cupped version of Paper White with a lighter fragrance. This is the most vigorous increaser of anything I grow, so should be planted deeply (5" or more over the top of the bulb) to slow the rate of increase and thus prevent premature overcrowding. Once planted deeply, these can be left in place on as permanent a basis as any other variety, making clumps of large plants wiht very tall strong stems--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50

     Avalanche of Gold-- This is from a cross of Avalanche x Soleil d'Or, and is in many ways an all-yellow version of Avalanche.

It is a bit earlier than Avalanche, and a bit more lightly built. Being slightly shorter it should make an excellent pot plant, as it can have up to 3-4 stems per bulb. The perianth is light yellow, with a darker yellow cup, 15-20 florets per stem, of similar size and shape to Avalanche.

Strong stems. Nice spicy scent. Good increaser, with fine healthy foliage and bulbs like Avalanche. Pollen fertile.  I will be using this one alot in hybridizing for its always healthy bulbs and fast increasing capabilities, plus lots of well-packed flower clusters.  Really a good one--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $45, 100 for $85

     Honeybee--formerly sold as "Newton x N. jonquilla"--dark yellow with a deep golden yellow cup, this is like a large-flowered (1 3/4 inch diameter) version of Newton, with 4-10 florets per stem, but with a different scent due to its N. jonquilla ancestry, fast increaser, very nice--$5 each, 3 for $12

    Hilary Marea (formerly sold as "Golden Cups")--(Avalanche x Gloriosus?)--15-21 1 5/8 inch florets per very thick strong stem, white with a bit darker yellow cups than Avalanche and also a little earlier to flower than Avalanche, thick substance, very large clusters, fairly tall & VERY vigorous plant.  SUPER-HEALTHY BULBS, GROWS SUPER WELL.  More fertile than Avalanche, so can definitely be used in hybridizing, and the offspring have exceptionally large florets in many, even most, cases!--$5 each, 3 for $12

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Nicole’s Favorite 8 W-Ymore photos  
(Polly’s Pearl x Matador)
BLOOMS ON AND ON REPEATEDLY!!!  (Produces MANY secondary stems, often a third crop)  5-12,  2-1/4" flowers per stem, white petals, long-laster with especially good substance, lemon yellow cups.  Very impressive cluster of large florets, looks somewhat like a glorified Grand Monarque.  Increases well, free flowering, late blooming.   Tall strong stems, a really healthy-looking, “buxom” sort of plant.  Great for cutflower harvesting.  Nice fragrance.--$5 each, 3 for $12

     
     Sugar Cups--Bred by the noted daffodil hybridizer Graham Phillips of New Zealand, and named and registered by me, Bill the Bulb Baron, this is a remarkably vigorous and healthy plant bred from Grand Monarque x Northland. The very tall strong stems are excellent for picking, and it is well scented and long lasting as a cutflower, with its own distinctive scent. Foliage is greener (less glaucous) than most pure tazettas and resist disease well, staying green a long time. Flowers are a light, soft yellow with a darker yellow cup, in clusters of up to around 19 florets. Blooms about the time of Erlicheer--a little ahead of Avalanche and Grand Monarque. Definitely has inherited Grand Monarque's suitability for naturalizing in dry environments. Though almost certainly a triploid, pollen is very abundant and of good fertility for hybridizing.--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50

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(Please remember that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)

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     Erlicheer ("Early Cheer")-- more photos // even more photos!--This is Erlicheer, also known as "Early Cheer". Along with Golden Dawn, it is the most numerous variety I grow, having a gorgeous globular cluster of 15-20 flowers of white with light yellow centers, each is a neat little double flower reminiscent of a rose or gardenia. Very pleasantly fragrant and long-lasting, both on the plant and as a cut flower.  A very heavy bloomer.  Once established, this can also be naturalized on a permanent basis, where it will flower spectacularly in February and March.  A proven performer, as it is simply the double-flowered mutation of the old Grand Primo, commonly seen in old gardens in California and many other parts of the world.

This can also take summer watering with particular ease, so is suited to use in professionally landscaped situations, where annuals are planted over the bulbs during the summer dormant period. In this case, the leaves will emerge again in the late autumn, with flowering in December and January. This is the most popular commercial cut flower variety I grow. Note also the long flowering season the variety is capable of, depending upon when it first receives irrigation or rainfall to bring it back into growth each year.--Large flowering-size: 6 for $5, 12 for $9, 50 for $30, 100 for $55, $475/1000

     Grand Primo.....and.... more photos-- A standard variety for 200 years, this is super-vigorous with loads of florets per stem and lots of stems per bulb.  Normally flowering in late February and March, the florets are white with a very light yellow center. Height 12". Commonly seen in old gardens in California and in the Texas and Gulf Coast areas, where it is often erroneously called "Grand Monarque".  Ideal for naturalizing and recognized as being well-suited to problem clay soils in Texas and elsewhere. Suitable for wet or dry locations.  Here in California, if watered in the summer can flower in late November or December/January. Heavily scented. $3 each, 3 for $7, 12 for $25, 100 for $175

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KAYKAY 7w-y (unknown 2w-p x tetraploid N. fernandesii)--Pure white with a hint of buffy pink in the cup, this flower is SO beautiful.  Has a unique freesia-like fragrance seen in just a few of the jonquilla hybrids.  Fertile both ways and sets seed readily open pollinated.  Throws a very long succession of secondary stems until the very end of the season.  Many stems from each bulb. Narrow dark green foliage sets it well apart from the usual tetraploid jonquils available.--$5, 3 for $12

CARRA’S FAVORITE 8w-ooy--Outstanding plant of heavy substance with up to 8 large white flowers on each tall strong stem, with a glowing orange cup, lighter toward the rim, makes large vigorous bulbs.  A Matador hybrid, I suspect crossed with Grand Monarque or Avalanche. Great for picking, also should be suitable for shows.   $5 each, 3 for $12

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(Please remember to allow me a couple weeks to get your order ready, and also that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)
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Royal Connection--VERY intense color, 4-8 large flowers per stem, TALL stems, makes secondaries (repeat blooms) combines the best of both its parents (Matador x Soleil d Or)--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50

     Avalanche-- Blooms in late February or early March here (central California coast).

The sturdiest of the named varieties, having very neatly formed white flowers, rounded in shape, with lemon cups of fairly strong color. The very strong stems carry a cluster of from 15-27 or more florets, making a very impressive cluster, ideal for flower shows. Has a very pleasant sweet fragrance, somewhat like that on the Double Chinese type, but distinct.

A very vigorous plant, making excellent bulbs that increase well and flower abundantly. Also of hybridizing value as it will set seed, especially if repeat pollinated as the florets age, and can be used as a pollen parent as well. Will cross with standard daffodils and others. Does well in wet or dry locations.--3 for $8, 12 for $30

     Grand Monarque-- This is the true Grand Monarque. For at least 200 years this has been the king of the narcissus, with up to 15 or more 1-3/4" florets of white with strong lemon cups, on strong stems and having an excellent fragrance. This is a very large and vigorous plant making large strong bulbs.

The parent of noteworthy offspring, this variety bears fertile pollen useful to the hybridizer. Season of bloom is later than other varieties of its type, helping to enhance cold hardiness. Bloom time here (coastal central California) is in March. Best in drier locations.--$5 each, 3 for $12

     Odoratus (miniature)--More slender in nature than the other varieties, this grows 8-10" here, with flower cluster proportioned to match. Small enough to be considered a miniature in many situations. This is very sweetly scented with 8-12 florets per stem, white with orange-yellow cup having a distinctive toothed or lightly frilled edge.

Vigorous grower making healthy, but small, bulbs and good increase. A fairly late bloomer, flowering in March here (coastal central California). Suitable for wet or dry locations.--3 for $8, 12 for $30
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(Please remember that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)

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      Matador--essential variety for use in hybridizing, the parent of so many of my best new varieties, also very beautiful in the garden, especially colorful, does best in a dry-summer location--3-5 two inch florets on a very strong, tall stem, very brightly colored flowers of light yellow with orange-red cup, fragrance is very nice and different from most others. This is a cross of the Pheasant Eye (Poeticus) type with the cluster (Tazetta) narcissus, flowering here (coastal central California) in late February with secondary stems in March when established. This variety does best naturalized or in a fairly dry situation. Seed and pollen fertile.--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50

BETTINA’S FAVORITE 8y-y--(Yellow Butterfly x N. jonquilla)--Even better health and vigor than many of the Matador x N. jonquilla crosses, this is a rapid increaser and heavy bloomer, with larger (2 1/4 inch) flowers than most coming from that background.  Cup is deep yellow with an orange glow in the center while the perianth is a medium yellow, both are of good color and not prone to undue fading!  Wonderfully scented, up to 6-8 flowers per stem, on tall strong stems.--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $45 

Kerryteuila 8 Y-O  ((Autumn  Sol x Ballymarlow) o.p. x N. jonquilla)  
3-5 flowers per stem, 1-1/2" wide,very rich golden yellow, prominent upright deep orange cup, paler at the rim, entire flower holds its color very well in the sun, very free-flowering, super-rapid increaser.  Like Golden Dawn makes smallish but very productive bulbs and will likely be grown in large numbers in the future.  Jonquilla scent.  Late flowering--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $45, 100 for $75

TANIA’S FAVORITE --WITHDRAWN FOR INCREASE

Orange Prince--heirloom Dutch variety, orange-toned yellow perianth and deep orange red cups, very nice and colorful and grows well.--3 for $5, 12 for $15

     Bright Spot-- This is Bright Spot (Matador X redcup daffodil probably), formerly known as A16/1. Quite distinct from other Matador crosses, being closer to the poeticus or Division 3 redcup daffodil types. 1 - 3 large florets (up to 2-1/2") of very heavy substance, creamy white with blazing orange-red cups, on very tall, strong stems.

Often gives a second crop of stems later in the season. Main crop of stems appears in late February/early March here (here being the central California coast), slightly ahead of Matador and most others of redcup coloration. Very vigorous grower and excellent increaser. Should have good cold hardiness given its apparent large dose of redcup daffodil or poeticus in its ancestry. Good for wet or dry locations. Fertile pollen.

Bright Spot was developed by the noted daffodil and iris hybridizer Sid DuBose of Stockton, California, then named and registered by Bill the Bulb Baron.--3 for $6, 12 for $20, 50 for $50

     Golden Dawn

GOLDEN DAWN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

AND THEN DON'T MISS more photos-- Easily the heaviest producer of flowers and one of the fastest increasers of anything I grow, this variety puts up an entire second crop of stems as the first ones are fading, and sometimes even a third or even fourth one after that. Flowering here begins in mid-February, continuing into the beginning of April. Flowers are larger than on the earlier varieties, and of a rich yellow with light orange cups, in clusters of 5 - 8 on tall strong stems.
This is a hybrid of the cluster narcissus tazetta type crossed with the Spanish jonquil, from which it inherits its reblooming ability as well as its naturally small bulb size and narrow foliage. Also from the jonquil comes its unique and heavenly scent, and its ability to flower well even from very young offset bulbs. Golden Dawn can be both naturalized in a dry-summer situation, or grown where irrigated including when overplanted with summer annuals during the dormant season, making it, like Erlicheer, ideal for professionally landscaped situations, and one of the best all-around varieties in existence.--Large flowering-size: 6 for $5, 12 for $9, 50 for $30, 100 for $50, $375/1000 for large flowering-size. $300/1000 for medium flowering-size

(Please remember that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)

Carra 8 Y-O (Altruist x Matador)--1-2 very large (2 3/4 inch) flowers per stem, deep yellow, but heavily flushed with orange, while the wide cup is very deep orange, flared and ruffled. Stands out!  Wonderfully scented, vigorous healthy plant.  Very late.--$5 each, 3 for $12

Mike Pollock 8 Y-O --similar to Golden Dawn, and of similar ancestry, but much deeper color in both petals and cup, and up to 8 florets per stem.  Prolific!  Late.--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $45, 100 for $75)

Deluna 4 Y-YYO (Matador x Tahiti) 
One of my greatest achievements!  1-2,  2-3/4” fully double flowers per stem, light yellow perianth, golden yellow coronal segments with broad bright orange band.  Increases very well.  Nice spicy fragrance.   Late blooming.--$5 each, 3 for $12 

Mogley's Favorite (formerly known as Mogley) 7 O-R  (Ambergate x Quick Step) 
2-3 deep orange-yellow flowers with orange--red cups per stem, intense colors definitely stand out, 2 1/4" wide flowers, very free-flowering and a good increaser.  Wonderful Jonquilla fragrance! Late blooming.--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $45, 100 for $75

Jamage (tazetta Grand Primo x large-cupped daffodil Green Island)--Developed by G.W. Tarry in UK, this a remarkably strong, heavy-substanced pentaploid plant with long-lasting flowers, white with a lemon cup, usually 3 very large florets per tall, strong stem, large bulbs and vigorous with multiple stems per bulb.   Late blooming.--3 for $8, 12 for $30

Chinita--no longer grown here--sorry!

TARA'S FAVORITE--Purest white with intense orange-red cups, very large florets of heavy substance, 1-2 per tall strong stem, this is from Bright Spot crossed onto an unknown Div 3 W-R. Great for picking, very colorful in a bouquet!  Late blooming.--$5 each, 3 for $12
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(Please remember that all Narcissus varieties on this Availability List are listed in the approximate order of bloom, earliest to latest!)
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JESSIE JANE --(unknown Div 3 x Matador)--Outstanding!! 1-2 very large light yellow 3 1/2 inch flowers per stem, fading to creamy white, with deep yellow shallow cups having colorful red rims.  Substantially larger flowers and alot healthier than Matador which it otherwise somewhat remembles.  Vigorous grower, flowering and increasing well.--$5 each, 3 for $12

     Martha Washington--Large 3" florets, 2-3 per stem, white with orange cups, late blooming, strong and tall. Has excellent cold hardiness as it is a backcross of poetaz with the standard daffodil type. Often makes secondary stems. Grows and increases well.--3 for $8, 12 for $30

KAIT's FAVORITE --(unknown Div 3 x Matador)--Large 3" florets, often just one on the first stem but normally 2 on the secondary stem, exceptionally late flowering, white with very light yellow slighty frilled cups fading to white, good tall strong stems, great for picking, fast increaser, does very well.  $5 each, 3 for $12
     

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AMARYLLIS...

Amaryllis belladonna Hybrids (mixed colors):

Huge sized: $4 each, $300 for 100

Large sized: $2 each, $150 for 100  

Medium sized:  $1 each, $75 per 100

Young ones ("planting stock") 100 for ONLY $50.  1000 for $450
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Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--selected colors (custom dug):

"Reds" --a dark hot pink, this is a type of red with a shade of blue... $10 each, 3 for $25
 
"Reddest"--most intense--$50 each

"Red based on orange rather than blue"--$50 each

"Salmon shades"--paler than the above--$20 each

"Salmon shades--pinks"--these are pinks with a salmon shade allover--$20 each

"Pinks"--similar colors to the old-fashioned type, or maybe a bit darker--but flowers often have unique veinings, more wide-open florets, or a larger, fuller, umbel than the original A. belladonna--SORRY, SOLD OUT FOR 2011--$5 each, 3 for $12

"Whites"--often whites have a glowing throat of apricot coloration down in the tube, but some lack this and are basically a pure white, others occasionally have a very faint blush of pink as the flower ages--but all have the light green stem unique to the whites--SORRY, SOLD OUT FOR 2011--$5 each,  3 for $12

"Whites-- blushing"-- these show a more-than-usual shade of very light pink all over--$20 each

"Whites with more of a glowing apricot cast than usual"--these could be useful in breeding for potentially an apricot-colored flower in a few generations--$50 each

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Amarcrinums:

These are crosses I have made using pollen from Crinum moorei onto my best selected Amaryllis belladonna hybrids.  They range in color from light to dark pink and bloom repeatedly throughout the summer.  Scent is magnificent, tending more towards that of the Crinum.  They can be described as being in many ways a Crinum with longer lasting flowers, so there are many florets open and in good condition at once.  Each plant is genetically unique.  $10 each, 3 for $25
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OTHER BULBS:

ANTIQUE FREESIA (Freesia alba)--The scent of these is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, perhaps my favorite scent next to the best of the narcissus, VASTLY more fragrant than the modern hybrids which everyone grows in the various colors that are commonly offered--people are always complainig to me that the modern freesias don't have much fragrance...BUT THIS FREESIA IS DIFFERENT!!!--Amazing scent, great for picking, easy to grow, multiplies quickly, even bears seed to grow even more if you like!
$1.75 each, $12/dozen, $35/50, $65/100,  OR...SPECIAL!!--200 BULBS FOR $100

Habranthus texanus--Very easy to grow Texas native, this is a type of "Rain Lily", so multiple flushes of bloom are triggered by rainfall or watering during the summer, yellow flowers with a coppery brown color on the outside.--3 for $5, 12 for $15, 50 for $40

Nerine sarniensis--likes a dry location, and not in heavy soil--this one is the heirloom 'Fothergillii Major'--$10 each or 3 for $25

Nerine sarniensis 'Corusca Major'(?)--not sure if this is the correct i.d., but this is like the one above but wth slightly smaller florets, however it increases mch more rapidly--$8 each, 3 for $20

(Chilean "Oxbloods")--Rhodophiala advena (no photo currently)--These are very diverse and there may be more than one species involved (possibly R. chilense?).  They flower from May through August into September.   These are the the same genus as the Oxblood Lily, but come from coastal Chile rather than Argentina.  Chilean Rhodophialas have a reputation as being hard to grow,  however my experience with these,  just growing them in ordinary, rather heavy soil has been that they are just as easy as the normal Oxbloods!  They range in color from almost white through many shades of yellow and greenish yellow,  to orange and orange-red.  Some of the yellows have a deep salmony pink stripe down the center of each petal, or are tipped with this color!  They also form numerous seeds which flower as early as the third year of life.  Temperatures in the mid 20s have not damaged them, but they are largely dormant in the winter, then come into growth in spring and stay green through the summer, until and just after flowering, then go into dormancy in the late autumn.--$3 each, 6 for $15, 25 for $55, 50 for $100  

Oxblood Lily (Rhodophiala bifida) more photos
These are AMAZING!!   They don't have to be kept dry in the summer,  but if you do manage to do so, try watering around the 1st of September...within a day or two the buds will appear thru the ground,  and within a week or less they will rocket into full bloom approachg a foot tall!!!  The speed of growth is truly phenomental...and a good sized planting will be a sea of bloom!  These will thrive in even the worst soils, heavy clay etc., whether in wet or dry locations.  Summer water, or drought, heat, etc., will not matter.  The bulbs will form large clumps, often with the largest bulbs descending a foot or more into the ground.  Everything above ground dies off in the summer, then in late summer the blooms appear, "Naked" like Amaryllis, Surprise Lilies, etc.  Narrow, tidy , dark green foliage appears after bloom and remains til going dormant at the start of the next summer.  INTENSE deep-red flowers, hence the name.  
Large flowering size--$3 each, 6 for $15, 25 for $55, 50 for $100
Small flowering size--$1.50 each, 6 for $8, 25 for $30, 50 for $50

Pink form of Oxblood
In other respects than color, these are like the reds above, but since this one is rare I mostly propagate it from seeds, which are abundantly set.  (Since these are seed-grown they are variable from light pink to reddish pink) 
Small NON-flowering size (Will flower next year)--$1.50 each, 6 for $8

SEEDS (CROSSES FROM PINKS AS THE "MOM"):  $10/packet for a packet of 50 seeds.  These will be mostly from the Pinks, though do I intend to pollinate them whenever possible using the orangish-red Rhodophiala species R. granatiflora--an easy cross to make, so seeds should have some interesting variations...

Brunsvigia josephinae--AND see MORE BRUNSVIGIA JOSEPHINAE PICTURES 
-HUGE mature size, best ordered before flower buds start to emerge starting end of July--SORRY SOLD OUT til 2012!

HEIRLOOM SPRING-BLOOMING BYZANTINE GLADIOLUS...TRUE TEXAS FORM... $6 each, 3 for $15