(remember, shipping season is over
for 2009)--I will begin taking orders again in August 2010, when the
next crop of bulbs is ready for shipment. Until then, I have no
idea what I will have available nor what the prices will be.
Currently all my brain circuits are occupied 24-7 dealing with
the ongoing cutflower season. Please inquire again in August or
September. Thanks!! 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 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. Sorry, "RUSH" orders (where I am promising immediate shipment)
are not possible--but, shipping will normally occur within 2 weeks
(during the time of year when the bulbs are available), and most of
the time they are shipped as soon as the order is received, anyway! After mid-September, a few varieties begin to sell out. Then
comes bloom season, which especially here on the coast, starts by
mid-October (believe it or not!!), and what with flowers being perishable,
harvesting & marketing the blooms has to take precedence over
selling the bulbs, so
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS:
Email me FIRST with your questions (don't phone)
(billthebulbbaron@aol.com) but be sure to include your phone numbers
(EVENING AS WELL AS DAYTIME), in case your inquiry does need a longer
response than I can type in just a few words on an email. 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 it
likes to do and I just haven't been able to get to it yet.
HOW TO ORDER (REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST HERE FOR THE FUTURE, AS MY SHIPPING SEASON IS OVER FOR 2009):
First, email your order, listing as follows: 1) Put down your PHONE NUMBER and FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS (for UPS). 2) Give NOT ONLY the quantity of each variety you want, but also the total price amount for each variety. (For example, "60 Sugar Cups $100") 3) Calculate
tax and shipping, and ADD UP THE FINAL TOTAL. (Please add a flat fee of $15 per order (10% if
over $150 order), to help with postage & packing. Also, California
residents please add 9 1/2% sales tax. Minimum order $40)
Careful
adherence to the above items will enable me to give you better service
by getting your order to you sooner, as I can just PRINT OUT YOUR EMAIL
INSTANTLY AS-IS, and take it to the farm with me. This way, I can get your order together as soon as it arrives, BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE HAS A CHANCE TO SELL OUT, while I await your check! I
am so infinitely busy just trying to keep the farm itself together, and
do everything else that needs to be done in my life, that orders must
be made as efficient as possible, especially now that the harvest
season for the flowers of the autumn-flowering varieties has already
hit me again here on the coast. Send your email to: billthebulbbaron@aol.com I will respond with an email confirming availability and the
amount you have calculated that you owe. Then, all you need to do is mail me a check
made out to William R.P. Welch.
Please send check (no postal money orders, please) to the
following address:
William R.P. Welch
1031 Cayuga Street Apt B
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone--831-236-8397--be sure to LEAVE A MESSAGE
if I don't answer!
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GARDEN CLUBS/GATHERINGS: Attention Garden Clubs!!
I enjoy giving talks about these wonderful bulbs in the central California
area!
My availability starts September 15th and ends around the end of October.
Feel free to contact me at any time to arrange a date and time for
this year or next year. There is no charge for a gathering of 25 or
more people, as I only ask that you allow me to offer my bulbs for
sale at the end of the talk. I will sell enough to make my time
worthwhile. If there is a significiantly smaller turnout then an honorarium
of $50 or so will help me with gas, time, etc.
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COLLECTIONS (remember, shipping season is over until August 2010): 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 $35 ($25 at farmers markets)
5 varieties, a dozen of each, bagged separately, 60 bulbs for $40 ($30 at farmers markets)
10 varieties, a dozen of each, bagged separately, 120 bulbs for $80 ($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?
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INDIVIDUAL VARIETIES (remember, shipping season is over for 2009):
The following varieties are listed in the approximate
order of bloom, earliest to latest:
 Liquid
Sun--was 3 for $5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 Australian
Paper White--3 for $5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 Autumn
Colors--believe it or not, I had some of these ALREADY in bloom in mid-September, after planting August 1st--3 for $5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 Autumn
Pearl 8W-Y
(Autumn Colors x tetraploid Paper White)
Up to 12 flowers per stem, 1 3/4" wide, somewhat upfacing. White petals, of good
substance, cup pale yellow. Increases well. Very tall strong stems.
Very early. Wonderful fragrance.--$5, 3 for $12--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009! more photos
Shauna Rose 8W-OYY
(Autumn Colors x Paper White)
8-15 flowers per stem, 1 3/4" wide;
creamy white petals, of heavy substance, cup deep lemon, sometimes with
a band of orange at base. Very tall strong stems. Increases
well. Very early. Sweetly scented.--$5, 3
for $12--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 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.--$5, 3 for $12--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 Chinese
Sacred Lily ('Single Chinese')--3 for $5----but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 Double
Chinese--was 3 for $5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
"AC/PW/27" (Autumn Colors x Paper White)--soft
yellow overall, multiplies fast, many stems----was 6 for
$5--but, sorry, this one is already sold out for 2009!
Princess Hallie's Gold--formerly sold
as “8 o-r”-intense golden-yellow perianth, orange-red
cup, many florets--$5 each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Jaminia 8W-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.--$5, 3 for $12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Lemon
Cups--3 for $5--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Early
Pearl--large bulbs, 6 for $5, $65/100, $550 /1000
Early
Pearl-- mediums
at $55/100, $450/1000 Early
Pearl--
Babies (offsets)--$25/100, $200/1000--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Avalanche
of Gold--6 for $5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
"Newton x N. jonquilla"--dark yellow
overall, fast increaser, very nice--$5 each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Hilary Marea (formerly sold as "Golden Cups")--an
Avalanche hybrid--white with a bit darker yellow cups than Avalanche
and also a little earlier to flower, thick substance, large clusters,
tall & vigorous plant--special price: 6 for $5--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year  Nicole’s
Favorite 8 W-Y
(Polly’s Pearl x Matador)
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 like a glorified Grand Monarque. Increases
well, free flowering, late blooming. Produces secondary stems,
sometimes a partial third crop. Tall strong stems, a real healthy-looking,
“buxom” sort of plant. Nice fragrance.--$5,
3 for $12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Sugar
Cups--6 for $5--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Erlicheer
("Early Cheer")--6 for $5, $65/100, $550/1000--
more photos
Early
Cheer--medium
flowering size at $40/100, $375/1000
Early Cheer--offsets (babies) many will flower
this year though yet small...$25/100, $200/1000--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Grand
Primo--$3 each, 4 for $10 more
photos--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Avalanche--3
for $5--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Grand
Monarque--3 for $5--sorry, but these are back in growth now so not available again til August 2010
 Odoratus (miniature)--$5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 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--$5
each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Kerryteuila 8 Y-O
((Autumn Sol x Ballymarlow) o.p. x N.
jonquilla)
3-5 flowers per stem, 1-1/2" wide, rich golden yellow,
deep orange cup, paler at the rim, free-flowering, good increaser,
late flowering. Jonquilla scent--$5, 3 for
$12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 Bright
Spot--3 for $5--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
 Golden
Dawn--6 for $5, $65/100, $550/1000 more
photos
Golden Dawn--offsets
(babies) many will flower this year though yet small: $20/100, $175/1000--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Carra 8 Y-O
(Altruist' x 'Matador)
1-2 large flowers per stem, yellow, flushed with
orange; orange, frilled. Late. Wonderfully scented, vigorous
healthy plant.--$5 each, 3 for $12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year  Deluna 4 Y-YYO
(Matador x Tahiti)
1-2, 2-3/4” fully double flowers per stem, light yellow perianth, golden yellow coronal
segments with broad orange band. Increases well. Late
blooming. Nice spicy fragrance.--$5, 3 for $12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
 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, 2 1/4" wide, very colorful, very free-flowering
and a good increaser. Late blooming. Jonquilla fragrance--was $5,
3 for $12--but, sorry, this one is already
sold out for 2009!
Chinita--was $5--but, sorry, this one is already sold out for 2009!
 Martha
Washington--$3, 4 for $10--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
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AMARYLLIS...
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. $50
each--sorry, but these are back in growth now so not available again til August 2010
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Amaryllis belladonna hybrids:
Amaryllis
belladonna Hybrids (mixed colors)--large sized: $4 each, $40 per
dozen--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
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--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"Reddest"--most intense--$50
each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"Red based on
orange rather than blue"--$50 each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"Salmon shades"--paler
than the above--$20 each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"Salmon shades--pinks"--these
are pinks with a salmon shade allover--$20 each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"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--$5 each, 3 for $12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"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--$5 each, 3 for $12--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"Whites-- blushing"--
these show a more-than-usual shade of very light pink all over--$20
each--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
"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--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
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OTHER BULBS:
ANTIQUE FREESIA (FREESIA ALBA)--$1.75 each, $12/dozen--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Nerine sarniensis--'Fothergillii Major'
$10 each or 3 for $25----but, sorry, this one is already sold out for 2009
Oxblood
Lily (Rhodophiala bifida)--$6 each, 3 for $15 more
photos--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Pink form of Oxblood--$10
each, 3 for $25--but, sorry, I am no longer taking mail orders at this time of the year
Brunsvigia
josephinae--HUGE mature size, $100 each--sorry, but these are back in growth now so not available again til August 2010-- MORE
BRUNSVIGIA JOSEPHINAE PICTURES
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