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Alliums

NZ Grown

Members of the onion family, all these varieties prefer well drained soils and a sunny position. Plant in clumps for an effective display.

Gladiator

Huge lilac flowers on 80 cm stems

Moly

Golden yellow clusters

4/5

Sphaerocephalon

Purple balls on 60cm stems 

5/6

Counter Display Packs

Gladiator

100 bulbs with box and photo

Moly

100 bulbs with box and photo

Sphaerocephalon

100 bulbs with box and photo

Anemones

Bulb Size

Bulbs Pack

Anemones are some of the best value bulbs available. They can be planted fron early summer to late autumn for both winter and spring flowering. For reliable germination and good flower production, anemones should be chilled for six weeks in the fridge before planting. Soak for a few hours in tepid water before planting.

De Caen (Single Flowering)

Mixed

Mixed colours

5/6

Mixed colours 4/5

Mixed colours 3/4

Hollandia

Red

4/5

Blue Poppy

Blue

4/5

The Bride

White

4/5

Sylphide

Violet-pink

4/5

St Brigid (Double Flowering)

Mixed

Mixed colours

5/6

Mixed colours 4/5

Mixed colours 3/4

Lord Lieutenant

Blue

4/5

Mount Everest

White

4/5

The Admiral

Violet

4/5

The Governor

Red

4/5

Boxed Sets

Set One

150 each of 10 varieties - 8 named plus 2 mixed

Set Two

250 each of 10 varieties - 8 named plus 2 mixed

Bulb Size

Bulbs Pack

Bluebells NZ Grown

Bluebells tolerate shady conditions and moist soils, so are ideal for naturalising beneath trees and shrubs. Planted in large drifts for effect, they establish and multiply quickly. Late spring flowering.

Bulb Size

Bulbs Pack

Blue

Dainty blue bells on 30cm stems

Pink

Dainty pink bells on 30cm stems

White

Dainty white bells on 30cm stems

Mixed

Mixed blue, pink and white bells

Counter Display Packs

Blue

50 bulbs with box and photo

Pink

50 bulbs with box and photo

White

50 bulbs with box and photo

Mixed

50 bulbs with box and photo

Brodiaea

NZ Grown
Flowering in early December on 40-50 cm stems, brodiaea naturalise readily. The very long flowers are good for arrangements. A sunny position is best, but partial shade is tolerated if the ground is well drained.

Queen Fabiola

Violet blue

4/5

Counter Display Pack

100 bulbs with box and photo

Camassia

NZ Grown
Camassia naturalise easily in the garden, enjoying a moist position.  They prefer full sun, but will tolerate partial shade.

Cuisickii

Lavender blue 70cm

Leichtlini Semiplena

Double cream 50cm

Counter Display packs

Cuisickii

10 bulbs with box and photo

Leichtlini Semiplena

10 bulbs with box and photo

Chionodoxa

NZ Grown
The name literally means glory of the snow as they flower through the melting snow in their native Europe. A cool shady place is needed for successful growing, so they are ideal for naturalising beneath trees. Late winter flowering.

Sardensis

Gentian blue, 10cm tall

Luciliae

Blue with white centre, 10cm tall

Counter Display packs

Sardensis

50 bulbs with box and photo

Luciliae

50 bulbs with box and photo

Bulb Size

Bulbs Pack

Crocus

NZ Grown
These are the earliest of the spring flowering bulbs, and will produce several flowers per bulb. They prefer a cooler shady position such as under trees. Species crocuses flower slightly earlier than the hybrids. Crocus glasses and bowls are shown in the accessories section.

Species Crocus

Zwanenburg Bronze

Bronze with yellow centre

Sunkist

Golden yellow

Cream Beauty

Rich cream

Purity

Pure white

Blue Pearl

Soft blue

Prins Claus

Light blue, purple outer

Firefly

Pale lilac

Cinderella

Palest blue with white stripes

Mixed

All colours

Boxed Sets of Species Crocus

Set One

50 each of five colours above

Set Two

100 each of five colours above
Hybrid Crocus

Flower Record

Deepest purple

Jean d'Arc

Pure white

Remembrance

Soft blue

Pickwick

White with a lilac stripe

Mammoth

Yellow Golden yellow

Mixed

All colours

Boxed Sets of Hybrid Crocus

Set One

50 each of five colours above

Set Two

100 each of five colours above

Bulb Size

Bulbs/ Pack

Daffodils

NZ Grown
We have the most comprehensive range offered to garden centres in New Zealand. Not just any old cultivars, these are nearly all up-to-date cultivars with the health, vigour and free flowering habit that the market expects, all supplied in our usual top grades.

Yellow Cups and Trumpets

Buttercup

Late flowering, small trumpet, very vigorous.

Golden Perfection

Multi-headed and strongly scented, very tall.

Kasselts Gold

Shorter gowing, mid season flowering, ideal for potting.

Malvern City

Yellow perianth and trumpet, very early flowering, tall.

Rangitikei

Mid season flowering with a real Kiwi touch.

St. Issey

Early flowering and tall, an ideal cut flower.
Red and Orange Cups

Ambergate

Amber perianth, brick red cup.Very striking.

Indian Ruler

Yellow perianth, bright red cup.

Kissproof

Brick red cup on an apricot perianth. Very unusual.

Pinza

Red cup on medium yellow perianth

Serola

Small red cup on a golden yellow perianth            Special

Suade

Wide frilly red cup on a a bright yellow perianth. Stunning.

Sunlover

Medium red cup, yellow perianth, very weather proof.

White Perianths

Crimpelene

White perianth, burnt orange flat cup

Johann Strauss

White perianth, large frilly orange cup

Las Vegas

White perianth, huge lemon trumpet

Polar Imp

White perianth, tiny yellow cup matures white

Snowdean

White perianth and small white trumpet

UFO

White perianth, tiny bright orange
Crowns

Fragrant Breeze

White perianth, huge apricot-yellow crown

Ice Follies

White perianth, cream crown                                        Special

Orange Ice Follies

White perianth, golden orange crown

Paola Veronesse

White perianth, soft orange crown

Tazetta & Jonquil (strongly scented) 

Cheerfulness

Double cream flowers, multi-headed and strongly scented

Erlicheer

Double creamy white, strongly scented and early flowering

Silver Chimes

White multiple heads, fragrant, late.

Soleil d'Or

Highly scented orange cup on yellow. Multi-headed.

Yellow Cheerfulness

Double soft yellow flowers, multi-headed, strongly scented

Miniature & Species

Bambi

Miniature cream with yellow trumpet

Bulbicodium

Hoop-Petticoat species daffodil

Jetfire

Yellow swept back petals, bright orange cup. Very sought after.

Little Gem

Narcissus nanus, miniature yellow trumpet. Gorgeous.

Minnow

Cream, yellow cup, strongly scented 

Tete à tete

Yellow with yellow trumpet, multi-headed.

Pink Cup

Accent

White perianth, medium pink cup, late flowering.

Juliette

White perianth, pink cup.

Peaches & Cream

White perianth, large soft pink cup

Pink Charm

White perianth, small dark pink cup

Romance

White perianth, deep pink cup

Rosy Wonder

White perianth, large pink cup with a darker frilly rim

Split Corona

Broadway Star

White perianth, orange split corona

Love Call

White perianth, bright orange split corona 

Palmares

White perianth, pink split corona

Parisienne

White perianth, brick red split corona   

Mondragon

Yellow perianth, bright orange split corona. 

Sorbet

Cream perianth, orange split corona. 

Ruffled Corona

Berlin

Yellow Perianth, ultra ruffled yellow/orange crown

Blues

White perianth, ultra ruffled golden apricot cup

Honey

White perianth, highly ruffled burnt orange crown

Modern Art

Yellow perianth, ultra ruffled red cup

Double Flowering

Acropolis

Brick red on white double, highly scented

Apotheose

Very full double red on yellow 

Ascot

Orange on light yellow double

Double Fashion

Double red on creamy white

Flower Drift

Double red on white 

Golden Ducat

Yellow on yellow double, very tall

Honolulu

Double red on white, scented

Ice King

Double frilly cream/white

Manley

Stunning orange/cream, scented.                             New

Meeting

Double gold on yellow

Obdam

Pure white

Replete

Pink on white double, fantastic

Tahiti

Double red on yellow
Mixtures

Mixed

No jonquils, a top mixture of all types including doubles etc.

Naturalising Mixture

Ideal for naturalising, scented varieties, cups and trumpets only

Yellow Trumpet Mixture

Five cultivars, early to late flowering
Boxed Sets of Daffodils

Set One

40 each of 5 cup and trumpet varieties

Set Two

40 each of 5 double varieties

Set Three

40 each of two singles, one pink cup, one split corona and one double

Dutch iris

NZ Grown

Grown on our own nursery, our Dutch Irises are renown for their range of colours, their size and their high health. We are New Zealand's leading commercial Dutch Iris bulb grower.

Blue Shades

Artist

Slate blue standards and falls, late

Blue Diamond

Deep blue falls, blue standards, early

Blue Flag

Bronze in bud, opens to a smooth blue

Blue Magic

Mauve blue falls, blue standards

Blue Star

Royal blue falls and standards

Deep River

Deep blue falls and standards

Harry Hylkema

Intense deep blue, tall

Holland River

Deep blue with striking petal veins  

Light Blue Shades

Silvery Beauty

Silver white falls, light blue standards

Sky Beauty

Sky blue, late flowering

Atlantis

Azure blue, early flowering

Purple Shades

Acapulco

Huge deep purple flowers on very tall stems

Purple Rain

Burgundy falls with deep purple standards

Miss America

Electric purple 

Nemi

Deep purple standards and falls

Pink Shades

Carmen

White bud opening blush lavender

Rosario

Delightful lavender pink

Yellow Shades

Apollo

Yellow falls, white standards, early

Golden Beauty

Orange/yellow falls and standards

Yellow Rosella

Yellow falls, creamy standards, late

Bronze Shades

Bronze Perfection

Bronze falls, rusty blue standards

Mystic Beauty

Bronze blue falls with striking veining, blue standards

White Shades

Casablanca

Pure snow white, late flowering

Saturnus

Creamy white, tall and early

White Venus

Vivid white, early flowering

Jumbo Irises

Paris

Deep blue, frilled

Tokyo

Deep sapphire blue

Mixed Colours

All Mixed

Mixture of the above named

Boxed sets of Dutch Iris.

Set One

25 each of 5 varieties

Set Two

25 each of 10 varieties

Set Three

50 each of 5 varieties

Set Four

50 each of 10 varieties (two boxes)

English irises

NZ Grown

English irises flower after the Dutch and Spanish irises, sometimes as late as mid-summer. They prefer well drained soil and must be kept moist during their spring and early summer growing season.

Isabella

Delightful lavender with darker fleck

King of Blues

Very deep blue

Mansfield

Dark maroon

Mont Blanc

Pure white

Mixed Colours

Lavender, blue, maroon, white

Boxed Set

Set one

50 bulbs of each variety plus mixed

Erythronium

NZ Grown

Commonly known as dog's tooth violets due to the shape of the corm. Erythronium prefer a cool, moist position in rich soils, so they're ideal for naturalising beneath deciduous trees. The foliage is very attractive in its own right.

Tuolumense

Golden yellow flowers on 25cm stems

White Beauty

Cream flowers with yellow centre

Pink Hybrids

Shades of deep to light pink     

Counter Display Packs

Tuolumense

25 bulbs

White Beauty

25 bulbs

Pink Hybrids

10 bulbs

Freesias

NZ Grown

Guaranteed New Zealand Grown.

Freesias must be one of the most valued scented flowers for the spring garden. Available in a wide range of colours, they naturalise well and can be grown in full sun or partial shade.
Don't settle for less than these superior cut flower strains from one of New Zealand's top growers.

Single Shades

Bulb Size

Blue Heaven

Light blue with a small white throat

6+

Sailor

Dark blue with a small white throat

6+

Mosella

Light pink

6+

Margaret

Medium pink with a white throat

6+

Oberon

Deep red, small yellow throat

6+

Attica

Pure white

6+

Golden Melody

Bright yellow

6+

Mixed

Mixture of many different shades

6+ 5/6 4/5

Double Shades

Amadeus

Deep blue with a small white throat

6+

Bloemfontein

Medium pink with a creamy white throat

6+

Purple Rain

Deep pink

6+

Red Diamond

Carmine red

6+

Vienna

Very full double white

6+

Yvonne

Intense golden yellow

6+

Mixed

Mixture of the above cultivars

6+

Boxed Freesias

Set One

50 each of 10 colours - 5 doubles and 5 single

Set Two

100 each of 10 colours - 5 doubles and 5 single

Freesia Refracta Alba

Stocks do not permit us to list Burtonii, but we can offer Freesia Refracta Alba, the species Freesia of which Burtonii is a sport. Featuring the same lovely scent and colour, Refracta Alba is just a little smaller in the flower.

Refracta Alba

Old fashioned cream Strongly scented

4+

Counter Display Pack

100 bulbs with box and photo

Fritillaria

NZ Grown

The crown imperial fritillaria is a striking garden backdrop with large tulip-like bells suspended below a clump of green leaves at the top of the stem. Crown imperial is recommended for cooler areas only.
Camschatcensis and Pontica will perform well in all climates but do prefer a cooler position in the garden.

Camschatcensis

Mahogany black on 40cmn stems

Crown imperial

Deep orange flowers on 1m stems.Recommended for cooler areas only

Meleagris

Chequerboard purple and white shades

Pontica

Dainty green bells, brown tipped Very easy to grow, 25cm. Limited.

Counter Display Packs

Camschatcensis

25 bulbs with box and photo

Crown imperial

10 bulbs with box and photo

Meleagris

25 bulbs with box and photo

Pontica

25 bulbs wih box and photo

 

Gladioli nanus

Bulb Size

These pretty spring flowering gladioli are very easy care and will flower year after year. Semi-hardy, they need a position sheltered from heavy frosts. Like all gladioli, they like well-drained soil and prefer to be in full sun. If full sun is not possible, afternoon sun is enough for success.

Charm

Purple pink

7/8

Charming Lady

Magenta

7/8

Colvilli alba

Pure white

7/8

Charm

Purple pink

7/8

Elvira

Pink/red

7/8

Mirella

Bright Red

7/8

Natalie

Salmon

7/8

Prins Claus

Cream, red splash

7/8

Robinette

Dark red

7/8

Rose Charm

Pink/red

7/8

Mixed

Mixed colours

7/8

Boxed Gladioli nanus

Set One

50 each of five named varieties (includes box and photos)

Gladioli Species

NZ Grown

Beautifully scented at night, as pollination is by moths. Gladiolus tristis is one of the most desirable species gladioli. Cream flowers in September on 60cm stems. Gladiolus carneus is a very easily grown species, flowering October/November. It is ideal for cottage and rock gardens.

Gladiolus carneus

Pale pink with crimson throat, 60cm

Gladiolus tristis

Cream, scented 60cm

Counter Display Pack

Gladiolus carneus

25 corms with box and photo

Gladiolus tristis

25 corms with box and photo

Hyacinths

NZ Grown

All grown on our own nursery, we have an excellent selection of top sized bulbs for 2001.  All bulbs sold are size 14 or larger, guaranteed to fit hyacinth glasses. Hyacinth glasses and our new pebble vases are shown in our accessories section.

Blue

Blue Jacket

Dark blue/purple

City of Bradford

Smokey blue/pink

Delfts Blue

Medium blue

King of the Blues

Dark blue

Koh-I-Noor

Light blue

Kronos

Very dark blue

  New

Violet/Lilac/Lavender

Paul Hermann

Lilac-purple                                                              New

Sky Jacket

Pale Violet

  New

Splendid Cornelia

Lavender-pink

Pink

Anne Marie

Medium pink

Fondant

Deep pink

Lady Derby

Light pink

Mulberry Rose

Soft pink overlaid with dark pink midrib lines

Nereus

Dark pink 

Pink Surprise

Medium pink 

Gipsy Queen

Apricot-peach

White

Carnegie

White

Snow Crystal

White

White Pearl

White

Red

Amsterdam

Medium red

Jan Bos

Cerise red

Woodstock

Burgundy 

NEW

Yellow

City of Haarlem

Soft yellow

Gipsy Princess

Medium yellow

Yellow Queen

Medium yellow

Mixed

Mixed

All colours

Boxed Hyacinths

Set One

25 each of five named varieties

Set Two

50 each of five named varieties

 

Ixia

Bulb Size

Flowering in late spring, Ixias like a hot sunny position. Minimum order 25 bulbs.

Mixed

Assorted colours

4/5

Viridiflora

Stunning blue-green, 60cm

4/5

Venus

Deep red

4/5

Spotlight

Bright golden yellow

4/5

Counter Display Packs

Mixed

100 bulbs with box and photo

Viridiflora

100 bulbs with box and photo

Venus

100 bulbs with box and photo

Spotlight

100 bulbs with box and photo

Bulb Size

Juno irises

NZ Grown

Juno irises originate from the Mediterranean and  Middle East.  They prefer well drained soil and need full sun, enjoying a good baking in summer.  Their fleshy roots remain alive after harvest and help to establish the bulbs quickly in their new location.

Bucharica

White standard with yellow falls, multiple flowers per stem.  30cm

Sindpers

Very free flowering.  Azure blue with tinges of green and gold

Counter Display Packs

Bucharica

25 bulbs with box and photo

Sindpers

10 bulbs with box and photo

Lachenalia

NZ Grown

We have some very beautiful Lachenalia available. All these varieties are available in limited quantities only, maximum 50 of a variety per order.

Pearsonii

Orange yellow, early

5+

Bulbifera

Red, early flowering

5+

Contaminata

White with darker freckles, very late

5+

Pallida Yellow

Soft yellow, mid season

5+

Mutabilis

Tall mauve blue, mid season

5+

Leucojum (Snowflakes)

NZ Grown

Great for naturalising in shady places, also tolerates warmer climates so will perform well throughout the country.

Leucojum aestivum

Groups of 5-6 white flowers on 35cm stems in late winter

Counter Display Pack      25 bulbs with box and photo