Spring Planted Bulbs Cypripedium, continued
C. reginae #SCY73 “Showy Lady’s Slipper”. Native to limestone areas of Newfoundland and Quebec south to Missouri and Georgia. A regal plant with a fuchsia-pink slipper and crystalline white petals or sepals. The leaves are covered with stiff hairs, giving the plants a silvery green sheen. It likes 2 to 3 hours of morning or late afternoon sun each day and a constantly moist location with neutral pH. Blooming size bareroot plants. [Ht: 14"-28", Bl: Late Spring, Zones: 3 to 8] Each 49.95
2 for 89.95 Cypripedium Offer
One plant each of C. reginae and C. parvi- florum var. pubescens. #SCY79X (2 plants total) 99.95
DAHLIAS Top Size field clumps
Dahlias produce waves of flowers from mid- summer until frost. They’re naturals for the cut flower garden since the more you cut them the more they flower. Many are suitable for plant- ers and window boxes, while all are great for beds and borders. Culture is easy. Dahlias like full sun, but will do well even with a half-day’s supply. They are hardy year-around only in Zones 9 to 10 and perhaps Zone 8 with a winter mulch, so should be planted outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Give them a location with good drain- age. Taller varieties should be planted next to a sturdy stake as they will require support to hold the load of flowers. To achieve nice bushy plants don’t be afraid to pinch the main shoot after the plant has produced about 3 to 4 pairs of good strong leaves. Blooms can be forced into larger sizes by pinching off smaller buds and forcing energy into remaining blooms. In areas with winter freeze, tubers should be care- fully dug in the fall after frost kills the foliage. Cut the stalk about 6 inches above the tuber, let them dry thoroughly and place the tubers in dry sand, peat moss or sawdust. Store in a cool, dry location until spring.
DECORATIVE TYPES
Fully double, flat florets are broad and blunt-ended. Varieties are 3 to 5 feet tall except where noted.
Babylon Bronze #SDA06 Dinner-plate blooms of copper-orange.
Babylon Purple #SDA02 Dinner-plate deep maroon-purple.
Babylon Red #SDA03 Brilliant scarlet-red dinner-plate.
Bodacious #SDA21
Huge 11 inch blooms of twisted, fiery red pet- als. Backs of petals are brushed with yellow.
Break Out #SDA12 Dinner-plate blooms of soft salmon-pink, the color becoming lighter on the petal edges.
Bristol Stripes #SDA13
White with magenta and purple striping on swirling petals. Dinner-plate size blooms.
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Café au Lait #SDA11 Light mocha cream dinner-plate.
Ferncliff Illusion® Fleurel® #SDA16 Pure white. Huge blooms.
Holland Festival #SDA20 Enormous dinner-plate size blooms have deep orange petals tipped with white.
Kelvin Floodlight #SDA19 Dinner-plate size bright yellow.
Mom’s Special #SDA17 Blooms of white streaked with lavender, becoming almost solid lavender toward their centers. Dinner-plate size blooms.
Mrs. Eileen #SDA15 Deep red-orange blooms 7 to 9 inches across.
Otto’s Thrill #SDA26 Dinner-plate soft rose-pink, lighter edges.
Santa Claus #SDA29 Large 8 inch blooms of white variably brushed with festive bright red for a candy-cane effect.
Thomas Edison #SDA32 Velvety purple dinner-plate.
All decorative dahlias are priced per variety: Each 4.75 6 for 21.95
3 for 11.95 12 for 39.95
Decorative Type Dahlia Sampler One bulb each of the above 16 varieties. #SDA27X (16 bulbs total) 49.95
CACTUS AND SEMI-CACTUS TYPES
Fully double flowers have narrow pointed florets that roll backwards or curve for half their length or more.
Alfred Grille #SDA40 Pastel yellow blooms blend to pink at the petal tips. A consistent award-winner in dahlia competitions. 24 to 30 inches tall.
Rebecca’s World #SDA50
Semi-cactus 6 inch blooms in variable combi- nations from solids to bicolors of deep red and bright white. No two blooms are exactly alike. 32 to 38 inches tall.
Nuit d’Ete #SDA47 One of the deepest red cactus dahlias avail- able. Very floriferous. 36 to 40 inches tall.
Park Princess #SDA56 Pure pink. A prolific bloomer and one of our most popular. Grows 18 to 24 inches tall.
All cactus dahlias are priced per variety: Each 4.75 6 for 21.95
3 for 11.95 12 for 39.95
Cactus Type Dahlia Collection One bulb each of the above 4 varieties. #SDA54X (4 bulbs total) 13.95
www.mzbulb.com STAR WARS DAHLIA #SDA14
Bicolor dinnerplate blooms are white with pointed lavender petal tips.
DARK FOLIAGE TYPES
These dahlias are prized for their dark foliage that ranges from bronze-purple to dark burgundy, a superb contrast for the profuse display of large single to semi-double flowers.
Bishop of Leicester #SDA74
Soft lavender blooms with a dark center and yellow eye contrast with dark purple foliage. 24 inches tall.
Bishop of Llandaff #SDA75
This heirloom introduced in 1927 is striking for its dark bronze-purple foliage and profusion of large, single, intense red blooms with yellow anthers. Grows 24 to 36 inches tall.
Ellen Houston #SDA72 Very dark foliage makes the orange-red decorative flowers even more brilliant. 18 to 24 inches tall.
Fascination #SDA78
Hot pink semi-double blooms with dark cen- ters. Near-black foliage. 30 inches tall.
Sunshine #SDA79 Yellow with orange centers. Purplish-black foli- age. 24 to 30 inches tall.
All dark-foliage dahlias are priced per variety: Each 4.95 6 for 23.95
3 for 12.95 12 for 44.95
Dark Foliage Type Dahlia Sampler One bulb each of the above 5 varieties. #SDA77X (5 bulbs total) 18.95
ANEMONE TYPES Blooms have one or more outer rings of rayed petals sur- rounding a puffball center of erect tubular florets.
Blue Bayou #SDA60
Blue-lavender petals surround a tufted center of violet-red. 3 to 4 feet tall.
Lambada #SDA63 Soft rose-pink with a creamy-white center and deep rose heart. 3 to 4 feet tall.
All anemone dahlias are priced per variety: Each 4.75 6 for 21.95
3 for 11.95 12 for 39.95
DARK ANGEL SERIES
Growing only 10 to 14 inches tall, these free-flowering varieties are excep- tional for pots and containers. Colorful blooms combine with fernlike, near-black foliage to make a dramatic statement.
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