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LIBERTO's SEEDS and BULBS LIBERTO’s SEEDS AND BULBS BULB LIST FALL 2020 (summer dormant bulbs) Welcome to my general bulb list with summer dormant bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes available this summer and early fall. You’ll find quite an extensive variety here with geophytes coming from the various summer dry areas of the world like South Africa, Western USA, the Mediterranean, even Chile and Australia. Bulbs from this list can be ordered until the beginning of September, depending on availability.An exception to the above would be the rainlilies, Zephyranhtes and Habranthus, that are also included in this list and can be shipped until the end ofJuly. The first and second columns indicate prices per 1 and 3 flowering sized bulbs. Some bulbs are available in younger age and these can be found on the third column. Please note that the bulbs are available only in the category they are listed, or multiples of it. All prices are in Euros. Items in blue are new to the catalog! Please scroll to the end of the catalog for some planting and ordering instructions. Geissorhiza radians Geissorhiza splendidissima Romulea sabulosa Romulea sp. purple (R.grandiscapa) SPECIES OR VARIETY 1 bulb 3 bulbs Other Albuca aurea 10 for 3 three year old bulbs Albuca bracteata 7 Albuca concordiana x spiralis 17 Albuca maxima 8 20 3 for 3 young bulbs (1 year to flower) Albuca polyphylla 7 Albuca setosa 7 Albuca tortuosa 10 for 3 three year old bulbs Allium macedonicum 14 Amaryllis belladonna 5 for 3 three year old bulbs Arisarum vulgare 9 Arum creticum 14 Arum dioscoridis ssp. spectabile 10 6 for 3 young tubers Arum pictum 8 Babiana ‘alba’ 16 Babiana inclinata 6 for 3 one year old bulbs Babiana lineolata 8 for 3 two year old bulbs Babiana mucronata 8 for 3 two year old bulbs Babiana nana 4 10 Babiana patula 6 Babiana purpurea pink form 6 for 3 one year old bulbs Babiana rubrocyanea 8 for 3 one year old bulbs Babiana stricta magenta form 4 for 5 fl.sz.bulbs Babiana stricta purple form 4 for 5.fl.sz.bulbs Babiana tubaeformis 8 for 3 two year old bulbs Babiana villosa 8 for 3 two year old bulbs Bellevalia dubia 5 for 3 three year old bulbs Bellevalia hyacinthoides 4 10 Bellevalia romana 4 Bellevalia trifoliata 10 for 3 three year old bulbs Bulbinella latifolia subsp. doleritica 8 for one rhizome (1 year to flower) Bulbinella nutans 10 Chasmanthe bicolor 4 10 Chasmanthe floribunda ‘Saturnus’ 4 10 Chasmanthe floribunda var. duckitii 3.5 9 Cyanella hyacinthoides 6 15 Cyanella orchidiformis 5 13 Cyclamen graecum 5 for 3 one year old tubers Cyclamen persicum 4 for 3 one year old tubers Cyrtanthus falcatus x elatus x montanus 14 Daubenya aurea, red form 9 25 SPECIES OR VARIETY 1 bulb 3 bulbs Other Daubenya aurea, yellow form 9 25 Daubenya marginata (Neobakeria angustifolia) 9 25 Dichelostemma capitatum giant form 3 8 Dichelostemma capitatum white form 3 8 Dichelostemma ida-maia 2,5 Dichelostemma ida-maia ‘Pink Diamond’ 3 Dichelostemma multiflorum 3 8 Dichelostemma volubile 3 8 Dipcadi serotiinum 7 7 for 3 three year old bulbs Ferraria crispa vanilla scented form 3 8 Ferraria cripsa var. nortieri 7.5 18 Ferraria divaricata var. arenosa 7.5 18 Ferraria dicaricata brown edges 5.5 14 Ferraria divaricata soft brown 5 12 Freesia fergusoniae 5 for 3 one year old bulbs Freesia fucata 6 Freesia leichtlinii 3 Freesia verrucosa 16 Freesia viridis 5 Geissorhiza inflexa var. erosa 10 Geissorhiza radians 12 Geissorhiza splendidissima 10 Geissorhiza tulbaghensis 12 Gladiolus carinatus purple form (fragrant) 15 Gladiolus carneus 8 Gladiolus equitans 7 18 Gladiolus splendens 6 for 4 two year old bulbs Gladiolus tristis 8 Gladiolus tristis purple striped form 15 Gladiolus tristis red striped form 16 Gladiolus tristis purple/red form 16 Gladiolus undulatus 8 Gladiolus watermeyeri (fragrant) 7 18 Herbertia pulchella 7 18 Hesperantha bachmanii (fragrant) 7 Hesperantha cucullata 7 Hesperantha oligantha 7 Hesperantha vaginata 12 Hyacinthoides algeriense 4 Hyacinthoides italica 11 SPECIES OR VARIETY 1 bulb 3 bulbs Other Hyacinthoides mauritanica 8 Hyacinthoides reverchonii 13 Ipheion uniflorum ‘Alberto Castillo’ 3 for 10 fl.sz. bulbs Ipheion uniflorum ‘Charlotte Bishop’ 3 for 10 fl.sz. bulbs Ipheion uniflorum ‘Jessie’ 5 for 10 fl.sz. bulbs Iris orientalis 8 18 Iris spuria brown and yellow 8 18 Iris tuberosa ‘Smokey’ 8 20 Ixia maculata orange form 6 Ixia paniculata 3 Ixia pumilio 6 Ixia viridiflora 16 Lachenalia aloides var. bicolor 9 Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor 9 Lachenalia arbuthnotiae 4.5 12 Lachenalia bulbifera 4.5 12 Lachenalia mutabilis 4.5 12 Lachenalia ‘Namakwa’ 10 Lachenalia orthopetala 10 Lachenalia pusilla 5.5 14 Lachenalia unicolor 10 Lachenalia unifolia 9 Lachenalia zeyheri 12 Lapeirousia divaricata 5 Lapeirousia jacquinii 16 Leucocoryne ‘Andes’ 3 Leucocoryne ‘Spotlight’ 3 Massonia echinata 8 Massonia pustulata 8 Melasphaerulea ramosa 7 Moraea aristata 4.5 12 Moraea bellendenii 4 10 Moraea bipartita 3 8 Moraea britteniae 3 8 Moraea ciliata 10 2.5 for 5 stem born bulbils Moraea comptonii 15 Moraea flaccida 5 Moraea gigandra 15 Moraea lurida 9 Moraea miniata 15 5 for 5 one year old bulbs SPECIES OR VARIETY 1 bulb 3 bulbs Other Moraea ochroleuca 5 Moraea pendula 10 Moraea polystachya 6 Moraea sisyrincium 3 Moraea vegeta 7 Narcissus bulbocodium 9 Narcissus romieuxii ‘Julia Jane’ 3 Narcissus ‘Spoirot’ 3 Narcissus tazetta 6 Notholirion thompsonianum 6 4 for 5 young bulbils Nothoscordum dialystemon 9 Odontostomum hartwegii 7 Ornithogalum nutans 3 for 10 two year old bulbs Ornithogalum suaveolens 20 for 3 young bulbs (1 year to flower) Oxalis ‘Beery’ 8 20 Oxalis ‘Boaz’ 5 Oxalis ‘Dikush’ 8 20 Oxalis purpurea ‘Garnet’ 5 Oxalis ‘Yael’ 10 25 Pancratium canariense 18 Phycella sp. Bio Bio, Chile 12 for 3 two year old bulbs Polyxena paucifolia (Lachenalia paucifolia) 8 Rhodophiala bifida red form 3 for 3 one year old bulbs Rhodophiala bifida pink form 5 for 3 one year old bulbs Romulea albiflora 7 17 Romulea atrandra 6 for 3 one year old bulbs Romulea clusiana 3.5 for 3 one year old bulbs Romulea crocea 3.5 for 3 one year old bulbs Romuela diversiformis 8 5 for 4 one year old bulbs Romulea flava yellow form 6 for 3 two year old bulbs Romulea gigantea 4 Romulea hirta 6 Romulea ramiflora 4 10 5 for 3 one year old bulbs Romulea rosea 3 for 3 one year old bulbs Romulea rosea var. australis 3 for 5 one year old bulbs Romulea sabulosa 6 14 Romulea syringodeoflora 8 for 3 two year old bulbs Romulea tabularis 4 for 3 one year old bulbs Romuela tetragona 3 8 Romulea sp. orange 3 8 SPECIES OR VARIETY 1 bulb 3 bulbs Other Romulea sp. purple (R.grandiscapa) 3.5 9 Romulea sp. white 6 Scilla cilicica 5 13 Scilla greilhuberi 3 8 Scilla littardierei 7 Scilla madeirensis 20 Scilla scilloides 3.5 10 Sparaxis bulbifera white and yellow 7 Sparaxis bulbifera white form 8 Sparaxis bulbifera yellow form 7 Sparaxis elegans orange form 5 14 Sparaxis elegans orange seed grown mix 6 Sparaxis elegans white form 6.5 16 Sparaxis fragrans 6 15 Sparaxis grandiflora var. acutiloba 6 Sparaxis grandiflora var. grandiflora 4.5 12 Sparaxis villosa 3.5 9 Tristagma sellowianum 4.5 12 Triteleia ‘Foxy’ 4 for 5 fl.sz. bulbs Triteleia hyacinthina 4 for 5 fl.sz. bulbs Triteleia ‘Rudy’ 4 for 5 fl.sz.bulbs Tritonia crocata ‘Plymouth Pastel’ 8 Tritonia crocata ‘Tangerine’ 8 Tritonia lineata 8 Tritonia squalida 10 Tritonia securigera 2 Tropaeolum brachyceras 14 Wachendorfia paniculata 5 for 3 one year old tubers Watsonia aletroides 3.5 9 Watsonia deciduous mix 5 I received my bulbs. How to plant them? If you are living in a Mediterranean climate area, it’s pretty straightforward. Put them in pots and place them outside. I generally use a mixture of 2 parts peat-based compost, 1 part coarse sand or grit and 1 part fine perlite. That provides adequate drainage in my rainy winter climate in Greece, essential for most species. I add perlite at the bottom of the pot for extra drainage and once the bulbs are planted, I top dress with grit or coarse sand in order to keep the leave that come in contact with the surface drier and also to make my life easier with weeding. But you want to have your material free from weed seed in the first place. I don’t worry much about depth, 2 or 3 times the length of the bulb will do it. I like to keep my bulbs in soil, even if they are dormant. This preserves water desiccation, that some species are prone to, when exposed to air for long periods of time. So, if you receive your bulbs early, pot them up and let them in a shady spot until watering begins. Nevertheless, most of the bulbs can stay in their paper packages in a cool dry spot, until potting is done in September. Once mid-September arrives, I water the pots and then let the weather do the rest. If it doesn’t rain in September or later, I water every 5 days or so. Fertilizing lightly every month is advised, especially if you keep your bulbs in the same soil for many years. The plants need to stay moist during active growing and flowering but once past that, they need to get dry and go dormant. During summer I keep the pots completely dry in a shady spot (to avoid over baking in the sun and the occasional summer storm). That above oversimplifies the cultivation of summer dormant bulbs.
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