Spring Planted Bulbs BEGONIAS, continued.
Picotee Large 4 to 8 inch ruffled, double blooms come in an exotic array of colors. The petals are edged in contrasting colors to give striking visual effects in pots and landscapes.
Apricot/Scarlet #SBE110 Apricot blooms finely edged with scarlet.
Flamenco #SBE111 White flowers speckled with red, edged in red. Sunburst #SBE112
Glowing yellow blooms finely edged with red. White/Pink #SBE113
Ruffled white blooms outlined in pink. White/Red #SBE114
Ruffled white blooms outlined in red. Above AmeriHybrid®
priced per variety: Each 4.95 6 for 23.95
12 for 39.95
Picotee Mix #SBE115 A mix of the above colors. 3 for 12.95 12 for 39.95
6 for 23.95 24 for 75.95
Sunset Shades Picotee On Top® #SBE93
These spectacular begonias were bred for flowering in containers. Their mounding plant habit and elaborate multiple
branching makes them look great from any angle. Includes shades of orange, cream and yellow with contrasting picotee borders. The most floriferous of any begonia. 3 for 12.95 12 for 39.95
6 for 23.95 24 for 75.95
NOVELTY BEGONIAS
Champagne #SBE52 Selected for its enchanting rare ‘champagne’ color, a combination of golden-apricot blushed with a hint of peach and fizzed with cream. Deep green foliage with distinct bronze mark- ings is a perfect foil for the abundant double flowers. Each 6.95 6 for 34.95
3 for 18.95 12 for 64.95
Daffodil #SBE90 Vibrant salmon blooms have the distinct shape of a trumpet daffodil. Very floriferous. Always a conversa- tion piece due to its unique appearance. Each 5.95 6 for 29.95
Picotee begonias are 3 for 12.95
Skaugum #SBE55
Just one bulb of this fabulous be- gonia will fill a tub or planter with rich green foliage and a summer- long display of abundant, fiery- red, pendulous blooms. From
Norway and named after the castle that’s home to the King of Norway. Each 5.95 6 for 29.95
3 for 15.95 12 for 54.95
Dark Leaf Red #SBE92 True red, roseform, 4 to 5 inch blooms glow against beautiful veined foliage that’s so dark green you could almost call it black. One bulb produces a plant that fills a 6 to 12 inch pot. Each 5.95 6 for 29.95
3 for 15.95 12 for 54.95
BELAMCANDA Size: 2½ inch pots “Blackberry Lily” or “Leopard Flower” A rhizomatous member of the iris family, the Blackberry Lily produces fans of sword-shaped foliage and iris-like 2 inch flowers in mid to late summer. The numer- ous blooms (each lasts only a day) are borne for several weeks running. When the blooms fade, a cluster of blackberry- like seeds replaces each flower. Best left to form
a healthy clump in the border, by a roadside or in the wild garden. Native to India, China, Japan.
Use: border, natural, dried (stems with seeds). [Ht: 12"-30", Bl: Summer, Zones: 5 to 8, S/SSH, 9/sq. yd.]
B. chinensis #SBC01 Flowers of burnt-orange spotted with purple- brown. 18 to 30 inches tall. Each 4.95 6 for 23.95
3 for 12.95 12 for 39.95
B. flava var. Hello Yellow #SBF01 A shorter selection with clear yellow flowers. 12 to 18 inches tall. Each 5.95 6 for 29.95
3 for 15.95 12 for 54.95
B. VAR. RICKEY Korean Hand Plow Used on family farms in
3 for 15.95 12 for 54.95
Novelty Begonia Offer
Includes one bulb each of Champagne, Daf- fodil, Skaugum and Dark Leaf Red begonias. #SBE56X (4 bulbs total) 19.95
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BLETILLA Top Size Rootstocks “Chinese Ground Orchid” Give yourself this showy, “beginners” orchid. The tall flower stems each bear 5 to 9 blooms resembling small cattleya orchids. Leaves are nearly a foot long and nar- row, not unlike the foliage of many young palms. In time the plant forms a good- sized colony. Bletilla can be grown as a greenhouse or pot plant in the north and prefers soil with good drainage. [Ht: 12"-18" (unless noted), Bl: Jun/Jul (may rebloom in warmer regions), Zones: 5+ to 10, SSH, 27/sq. yd.]
B. ochracea var. Light Yellow #SBL06 This rare B. ochracea selection is earlier bloom- ing and lighter yellow than the deep yelllow of regular B. ochracea. Prefers loose, moist but not wet soil. Multiplies readily. Each 14.95 3 for 42.95 6 for 82.95
B. striata #SBL01
Deep purple-pink blooms. 2½ inch pots. Each 6.95 3 for 18.95 6 for 34.95
B. striata var. alba #SBL02 Pure white form. Each 6.95 3 for 18.95 6 for 34.95
B. striata var. Big Bob #SBL09 An early blooming, floriferous selection that can grow up to 3 feet tall, bearing as many as 20 lavender-pink flowers per scape. From tissue culture. 4 inch pots. Each 10.95 3 for 29.95 6 for 54.95
B. striata var. Innocence #SBL05 A selection bearing flowers of white to near white with a variable lavender blush on the lip. Discovered by Bluebird Nursery in Nebraska. 2½ inch pots. Each 6.95 3 for 18.95 6 for 34.95
B. var. Brigantes #SBL07 An early blooming cross between B. striata and B. ochracea. Rose-purple blooms have a showy, bright yellow lip surrounded by rose- purple lobes. Each 14.95 3 for 42.95 6 for 82.95
B. var. Rickey #SBL13 A rare form of B. ochra- cea from the Xichang mountain region of China. The backsides of the dark yellow petals are brushed with brick
red creating a beautiful two-tone display. A red spotted lip completes the look. [Zones 7-11] Each 14.95 3 for 42.95 6 for 82.95
B. yokohama var. Kate #SBL08 (P.P.19878)–An extremely floriferous, beautiful variety producing as many as 35 blooms per stem. Flowers are lavender with darker laven- der streaks down the center of each petal. Can grow up to 40 inches tall. From tissue culture. 4 inch pots. Each 10.95 3 for 29.95 6 for 54.95
Brodiaea laxa, see: Triteleia laxa
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