2014 Bulb list-Shipping is finished for this year
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| Fall blooming Crocus |
Updated 9/14/14
Thank you everyone, I am finished shipping for the year. I will leave this post up for reference for a bit.
A change in phytosanitary costs should be noted, It's now $40 per international order, I would encourage any international customers to group or combine orders to make it worth while, you can put as many bulbs as you want on one order so if you are thinking about ordering and are concerned with the added cost talk to friends, neighbors, garden club or plant society members and group an order, I would love to continue international shipping but it is really cost prohibitive for both me and the customer and time consuming, so I'll have to do a cost/benefit analysis at the end of this season to see if it's justified for the coming years.
SPECIALTY
BULB LIST 2014
Greetings,
This list is a continuation of the
bulb offerings that Jane McGary offered for many years. Jane has entrusted me
to continue her offering and I do so here at the greatest pleasure. I owe a
huge thanks to Jane for stock, advice on growing, the wonderful experience of
working in her garden, moving rocks and pulling weeds, and imparting so much of
her knowledge about specialty bulbs. This was a tough year, with record low
temperatures in December of 2013, and a record hot summer for 2014. This year,
I have relatively low numbers of each and every item so stop wasting your time
reading the intro and place an order or you will likely miss out on what you
want.
The
Nursery: Illahe Nursery and Gardens is located in the South Salem hills of the
Central Willamette Valley of Oregon at 600 feet in elevation. The Climate here
has been described as Mediterranean, although it really is cooler and wetter.
Rainfall occurs here primarily between the months of October and May and ranges
between 40-80 inches. Temperatures in the winter rarely fall below 20 deg. F.
in the winter, however the last few winters have seen temperatures as low as 9
deg. F inside an unheated greenhouse. Summers are generally dry. The Jory loam
soil here is deep and extremely fertile. Agriculture in the immediate vicinity
is mostly Christmas tree production, vineyards , nursery and grass seed
production.
To see pictures
of the bulbs, please visit the Illahe blog at www.illaherarebulbs.blogspot.com,
or try The Random House Book of Bulbs by Martyn Rix and Roger
Phillips, or the Pacific Bulb Society
website.
Size of bulbs: Bulbs have been selected for large size in hopes of
providing flowering in the shortest period possible, some bulbs are available
in smaller sizes and those are listed below. Often newly potted bulbs need a
year to settle in before flowering. All bulbs are priced per single bulb,
unless otherwise noted.
Hardiness: It is impossible precisely to
predict the winter survival of bulbous plants in a given area. My garden is a
notorious frost pocket although some of the bulbs are grown in an unheated,
open ended greenhouse, many are grown out in the open in raised frames. Refer to standard authors such as Martyn Rix
and Brian Mathew for guidance, remembering that they refer to gardens in
Britain, USDA Zones 8-9. It is wise to cultivate new (and expensive) bulbs
under cover until you have enough to risk in the open garden, where not only
weather but also predators threaten them. (For details, see Jane’s chapter on
"Bulb and Alpine Frames" in Rock Garden Design and Construction,
Timber Press, 2003.) Unless otherwise noted all these plants can survive at
least a few degrees of frost, provided they have good drainage and the foliage
is not wet. In areas with snow cover and/or dry winters, they can survive
more cold.
Domestic
customers:
Ordering:
Please send a list
by e-mail (preferable for quickest processing) or post to the address below.
All orders are filled in the order received, so get your order to me as quickly
as possible for the best selection. Send orders to illaherarebulbs@gmail.com
DO NOT FORGET TO
TELL ME YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS.
Shipping:
I will bill you
for Priority Mail postage., and a small packaging fee. I will continue to send domestic orders until the
end of September or whenever I run out of bulbs to sell you.
Payment: DO NOT SEND PAYMENT WITH YOUR ORDER.
All bulbs are available in limited quantities and you may not receive
everything you want. You will be billed with your shipment. I would like to
have everyone pay with pay-pal this year, so you will receive an invoice in the
email and I will ship when you have paid, if the money is not deposited within
three days of invoicing your bulbs will be returned to the inventory rack.
International Customers:
Ordering:
Send your order via
email. All orders are filled in the
order received, so get your order to me as quickly as possible for the best
selection. Send orders to illaherarebulbs@gmail.com.
Shipping:
I will bill you
for first class postage, rate will be based on your order size. If you desire a
faster postage rate please let me know this, and I will let you know the rate
when your order is ready to be shipped. A small packaging fee will be included to help your bulbs arrive safely. I will bill you for Phytosanitary
certification, that cost is $40 per order. Due to inspection/phytosanitary
scheduling I can only offer two weeks of international shipping so please place
your order no later than September 5th 2014. I will ship some bulbs in a vermiculite carrier, please be aware that this is organic, and certified asbestos free.
Payment: International customers will be
required to pay by Pay-Pal. Your order will be filled and inspected, you will
be sent an email invoice with the Pay-Pal deposit information. When the money
is deposited your order will be shipped. If you must cancel an order, please do
so promptly, if the money is not deposited within 3 business days, you will be
sent a notification email and your bulbs will be returned to the inventory
rack. Your bulb order leaves here with Phytosanitary certificate stating that it
is free from pest and disease and therefore not subject to quarantine, however
I do not have any control over the receiving countries agricultural
inspections, so I cannot offer any guarantee and the loss should your
government hold your bulbs is on you. Please notify me immediately of any issues
and I will do what I can.
Remember all
bulbs are available in limited quantities so whether you are domestic or
international please realize I sell out of some stuff very quickly so get your
order in as soon as possible. Email is preferred for questions related to bulb
purchases.
Please feel
free to forward this list to anyone who might be interested.
Thank you,
Mark Akimoff
Illahe Nursery and Gardens
7645 Sunnyside Rd SE
Salem, Or 97306
503-799-2725
illaherarebulbs@gmail.comBulbs
Acis valentina (L. valentinum) Pure white flowers in fall,
medium size. $5
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| Acis valentina |
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Allium textile Central United States; clusters of starry white
flowers. $1
Allium scorzoneriifolium ssp. xericense N. Africa; bright
yellow fls, 8” tall $3
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Arum concinnatum Eastern Himalaya-Burma White Spathes/yellow
spadix large tubers $4
Arum dioscoridis Turkey; wonderful but bad-smelling
inflorescence, greenish cream heavily spotted with black. Medium, $3
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Bellvallia pycnantha Iraq/Iran; formerly Muscari. $3
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| Biarum tenuifolium |
Biarum davisii Crete; Awesome pinkish-white spathes in the
fall. $5
Biarum tenuifolium ssp. abbreviatum Blackish spathes, flowers
late summer. $4
Biarum tenuifolium ssp. zelborii Crete, Very rare. $6
Biarum tenuifolium Stinky, but showy in
pot, and a good increaser. $3
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Brimeura amethystina Blue fls., late spring $3
Brimeura fastigiata Tiny plants with bright
lavender fls; hardy to at least 9 deg. F., for containers under protection from
excess rain $4
Calochortus argillosus California; stunning! $6 Sold Out
Calochortus vestae California, Large Pinkish-White Flowers,
striking markings, very showy. $7
Colchicum bayoptopium Turkey, small species, great in pots. $5
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| C. hungaricum 'valentine' |
Crocus cartwrightianus Greece/Crete, supposedly the wild precursor
of the saffron crocus. $4
Crocus scepusiensis Spring. Lavender. Sometimes considered a
form of C. vernus. $3
Crocus kotschyanus fall; Pink fls. $3
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| Crocus kotschyanus |
Crocus oreocreticus Crete; Fall, lilac fls. $4
Crocus imperati Italy, Mediterranian. Pink fls. $4
Crocus longiflorus Fall, Mediterranian; Lilac flowers,
fragrant. $4
Crocus biflorus ssp. pulchricolor Turkey, adaptable, easy
species for the open garden. 2 for $3
Crocus kosaninii Serbia; lilac fls. $4
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| Crocus kosanini |
Chinodoxa ‘Valentines Day’ Blue-Starry shaped flowers, early,
Pair with C. hungaricum ‘Valentine’, for a great early show in troughs, pots or
rock garden $3
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| Chinodoxa 'valentines day' |
Dichelostemma multiflorum Tight heads of purple-blue flowers on
long stems, late spring. $3
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| Fritillaria hermonis ssp. amana |
Fritillaria acmopetala ‘Dark Form’ Eastern Medd; $5
Fritillaria affinis Oregon, my own wild seed collection from the Mule Creek Canyon area of Oregons Rogue River, read some Zane Grey books from his time at Winkle bar to get an idea of the area. So far has proven to bloom at fairly short 6-10" height, $4
Fritillaria carica NS 2181 Small, yellow bell
flowers, very show in a pot. $4
Fritillaria caucasica Caucas Mts; Dark bells. $5
Fritillaria collina Caucusus, Pale yellow, spotted flowers. $6 smaller offsets available $3
Fritillaria davisii Short
stems, dark pendent bells, increases well. Lg bulbs $6
Fritillaria glauca From wild-collected seed. A scree plant
needing dry summer. $5Sold Out
Fritillaria gracilis Balkans; $5
Fritillaria hermonis ssp. amana Turkey. $4
Fritillaria ionica Greek Isles; Brown bells. $6
Fritillaria liliacea Calif., winter-growing, needs protection;
Glossy, white flws. Lg. bulbs $12 sold out, small offsets available $2.
Fritillaria obliqua Greece, rare; blackish bell flowers. $8
Fritillaria orientalis Caucasus, checkered pendant bells, easy grower. $4
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| Fritillaria pontica |
Fritillaria pudica lovely, yellow, nodding bells, drought tolerant. Specify. I have small bulbs left, they are 3 years from rice grains, and starting to form offsets of there own, so should get to blooming size quickly if you space them right. $2
Fritillaria whitallii Nicely Checkered bells. $6
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| F. whitalii |
Fritillaria X burnatii….Hmmm, don’t know about the name on this one. Take a chance. $3
Frtillaria stribyrnyi Balkans; Very rare and exceedingly beautiful $8
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| Fritillaria gracilis |
Gladiolus illyricus Medditeranean. Pink. $4
Iris aucheri Juno
from Turkey through Iran and Syria, pale blue with yellow flwrs. $4
Iris bucharica 'Conquest' Tough
selection of bucharica, bright yellow flowers $6
Ipheion
‘Jessie’ Chile. Blue starry blooms, sweetly scented. $1
Luecojum aestivum? This is the questionable snow drop featured in the March
blog entry, it’s a robust grower for the open garden, historical to the Illahe
property. $4
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| Leucojum aestivum? |
So Narcissus and Nemesis walk into a bar, Narcissus see's his reflection in the Mirror behind the bottom shelf and Nemesis gets distracted by the waitress.......There is punch line somewhere in that.
Narcissus calcicola Close to N. rupicola but produces up to 5 flowers
per stem, rather late. A robust strain from Monocot seed. $5/ea
Narcissus cantabricus ssp. foliosus Midwinter,
cream-white hoop fls $3
Narcissus wilkommii A deep yellow Jonquilla species with a
large corona. $5
Narcissus assoanus Wild Seed
Serrania de’ Ronde, Spain. Lemon yellow flowers with slight fragrance. $6
Narcissus bulbocodium ssp. praecox. Morocco, Primrose yellow petticoats. $5
Narcissus jonquilla var. henriquesii Fragrant yellow flowers with a long corona. $3
Narcissus romieuxii ‘Julia
Jane’ Selected from an Archibald collection in North
Africa , a pale yellow, vigorous form. $5
Narcissus romieuxii Pale
yellow widely flared “hoop petticoat” flowers, early. $3
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| N. watieri |