very strong one-year seedlings: $10
older plants: $20 - $30
These are summer-growing fan-leafed bulbs from South Africa. Both the leaves and the flowers are showy. I have succeeded with these outside in the Bay Area, though very heavy rains may abort the flowers that would normally come in spring. Deciduous in winter. Grown from seed here. Probably 5 years or more from seed to flower under optimum conditions. Will grow and bloom well in a 5 gallon container. Click here for more on the Amaryllid lifecycle.
several year old plants: $20 - $40
These are winter-growing fan-leafed bulbs from South Africa, the perfect complement to B. disticha. Both the leaves and the flowers are showy. Hardy outside in the Bay Area. Deciduous in spring, flowers from bare bulb in late summer, then develops leaves autumn through spring. Grown from seed here. Probably 5 years or more from seed to flower under optimum conditions. Click here for more on the Amaryllid lifecycle.
several year old plants: $15
Beautiful relative of the Naked Lady. The leaves lie flat on the ground in a geometrical pattern from fall to spring, then dry up and fall off in summer. At the end of summer an amazing ball of pink flowers rises from the bare ground; new leaves follow that last through the following spring. From seed produced here. Click here for more on the Amaryllid lifecycle.
one-year seedlings: $10
several year old plants: $20 - $50
Possibly the largest of the winter-growing amaryllis relatives, the slow-growing bulbs can get larger than a football and the flower head (umbel) can be 2 feet in diameter. The broad leaves are attractive and look a bit like an Agave attenuata. I have flowered these in 5-gallon containers. Hardy in the ground. Dormant most of the summer, flowers about September in the northern hemisphere, and leafed out fall through spring. As with most of the big African amaryllids, the dry seed pod/flower head is a spectacular ornament. From seed collected and grown here. Click here for more on the Amaryllid lifecycle.
mature specimens: $15
A wonderful little mimic that can look for all the world exactly like a Haworthia. The masquerade is given away by the characteristic yellow flowers with bearded stamens; and by the fact that the fat leaves are totally deciduous under dry conditions. Anyone is welcome to try this; but note: it is easy to kill this plant by overwatering during the summer. The plant will thrive outdoors in the Bay Area where there is no summer water.
mature 1 gallon: $20
giant old specimen with many heads: $100
A South African bulb with beautiful leaves and flowers. Dormant in summer, flowers in early fall, then has very broad leaves all winter. Hardy outside in the Bay Area with no irrigation. I have seen the leaves grow to perhaps 2 feet long. Click here for more on the Amaryllid lifecycle.
smaller plants: $7
mature plants: $15
Beautiful winter-growing bulb from South Africa. Has a pair of leaves flat on the ground, often with purple spots on a green background, and a showy flower nestled in between. Hardy outdoors in the Bay Area and needs no summer water.
strong seedlings: $10
Winter-growing South African bulb. Like a miniature hot poker flower over attractive crisped leaves. Takes full sun, flowers for a long period fall through mid-winter. Summer dormant. The seed head, above, is very decorative.