Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late
March.
From early May through October 31, items shipping from
our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually
Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround
time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May
20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders
placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before
the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on
Friday, May 23.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
Exotic flowers and foliage add intrigue to any garden.
Vibrant clusters of orange-red inverted bell-shaped flowers, 2–3" long, hang from a peculiar leafy crown atop a tall spike, hence this species’ common name Crown Imperial. Large basal whorl of glossy leaves.
Plant the bulb sideways to prevent crown rot. Long-lived if left undisturbed in a good planting site. Prefers full sun and rich well-drained soil high in organic matter—it’s a heavy feeder. Critter resistant. In cultivation since 1500s, native from northern India to Iran.
26–32" tall. Mid Spring blooms, Z3–7. 20cm bulbs.
Items from our perennial plants warehouse will ship around September 30 through October. Bulbs can be planted successfully up until your ground freezes.
Note to Alaska and far north customers: We cannot guarantee an early shipment, so please plan accordingly and order early.
We cannot accommodate specific ship date requests or guarantee your order will arrive by a certain day.
ships in fall
6497
Red Beauty
Additional Information
Novelties and Specialties
The Royal General Bulbgrowers Association in Holland (Koninklijke Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur, or KAVB) puts this large group of diverse flowers into a boring catch-all category: Miscellaneous Bulbs. The expensive catalogs call them accent bulbs; some call them minor or dwarf bulbs (even though some of the fritillaries are huge!); Louise Beebe Wilder covered most of them in her 1936 classic Adventures with Hardy Bulbs. Whatever you call them, most are sweet, colorful, and completely welcome in spring.
Flowers
All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
