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This page added July 2004
Apricot Beauty Tulip
A Dutch masterpiece of beauty in a class by itself graces your garden with old-fashioned elegance and delightful fragrance. Big blooms shade from soft rose to glowing apricot. Inside is warm apricot blended with soft rose and a pale green star at the petal base. Zones 3-8. 12+ cm bulbs.
Height: 16-18"
Available from Breck's
Cascade Begonia Pastel Mixture
A gorgeous mixture of beloved Cascade Begonias in the most beautiful pastel tones available. Perfect for patio containers or hanging baskets. Will flower freely all summer until the first frost with minimum care. All they need is shade or filtered sunlight and an evenly moist soil to reward you with lavish blooms and breathtaking colours,. Plant 10-12" apart if planted in the garden. Use three tubers per 10-12" hanging basket. In areas with frost, store tubers indoors during the winter. 5-6 cm tubers.
Available from Breck's
Bertinii Begonia
More than 100 vivid flowers per plant! Just one tuber gives you a bounty of 2" fiery orange-red blooms on 15 to 20 pendulous stems. A gardener's dream! Outstanding in pots, baskets or at the front of borders. Plant in sun or partial shade. Keep soil moist. Lift in fall. 20+ cm tubers. Grows 16".
Available from Breck's
Blue Festival Hyacinths
A hybridizing breakthrough! Unlike traditional hyacinths, Festival Hyacinths produce numerous stems from each bulb. The 5" flower heads are looser and more graceful than those of traditional hyacinths, yet they emit the same divine fragrance. Sturdy stems are covered with dainty white, pink or blue florets, creating a magnificent display in beds and rock gardens. Zones 4-8. 17+ cm bulbs.
Height: 6"
Bloom Time: Early to mid-spring
Available from Breck's
Burgundy Tulip
Burgundy Tulip, the darkest of all lily flowering tluips, looks like a tall, elegant glass of wine. Dazzling in borders, cutting gardens and stylish bouquets. Strong, heat-tolerant variety suited for the South. Limited quantities. Zones 3-8. 12+cm bulbs.
Height:18-20"
Available from Breck's
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Calla Lily Mixture
Spectacular hybrids will set your garden ablaze with a dazzling palette of vibrant colours. These top performers are brighter and more intense than any other Callas we know! Top quality bulbs produce several stems, each topped with a breathtaking bloom. Gorgeous in patio planters. Superb as cut flowers. Plant 12-15" apart in full sun to partial shade. Lift in fall. Zantedeschia 14+ cm bulbs.
Available from
Breck's
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Calgary Daffodil
Brilliant snow-white blooms--a full 3" in diameter--add grace to any border or arrangement. Each stem bears up to three heavenly-scented flowers. 12-14 cm bulbs.
Height: 16 - 20" 40 - 50 cm.
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Available from
Breck's
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Salvia Caradonna
A beacon to butterflies and hummingbirds! Violet-purple blooms and aromatic leaves cover glowing purple stems. Great as a backdrop for other flowers and dramatic in containers. Cut flowers are impressive in either fresh or dried arrangements. Plant in full sun. Zones 3-8. Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna' #1 plants. Grows 24-30".
Available from
Breck's
Cummins Tulip
One of the most exquisite fringed tulips available! With their 4", violet-purple blooms and contrasting, crystalline white fringe, Cummins Tulips are an unforgettable spring sensation. As the blossoms begin to open amid fresh green foliage they seem to overflow with a glowing white froth. Blooms last up to two weeks or longer. Look forward to an even bigger show next year as it multiplies. Zones 3-8. 12+ cm bulbs.
Height:16-18"
Bloom Time:Mid to last spring
Available from
Breck's
Dark Pink Hardy Cyclamen
Gorgeous shade-loving plant with elegant marbled foliage flourishes under trees and shrubs and produces up to 30 dainty, brilliant dark pink flowers per bulb. Multiplies annually 13+ cm. bulbs. Cyclamen cilicium
Height: 4 - 6" 10 - 15 cm.
Bloom Time: Early Fall
Available from
Breck's
Fancy Frills Tulip
You'll be tempted to run your fingertips over the delicate edges of these blooms. Lovely ivory colour blends to rosy pink, ice pink at the fringe. Award-winner. 12+ cm bulbs.
Height: 18 - 20" 45 - 50 cm.
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Available from
Breck's
Fire and Ice Hosta
The lively foliage of this cool white and green Hosta is striking with its irregular, flame-shaped, white centres dividing mid to dark green leaves. This hardy Hosta is ideal for the front of a shady border, as a ground cover or en masse. Late spring to early summer pastel flowers bloom above this slender, but broad-leafed, Hosta. Plant #1 plants 18-24" apart.
Available from
Breck's
Fire King Crocosmia
Gracefully arching stems bloom with a multitude of tubular 1/2" orange florets that mature to flaming red. Splendid and long-lasting in cut-flower arrangements. Grows to a height of 2' with attractive sword-shaped foliage. Thrives in sun or light shade. Multiplies annually in milder climates, but should be lifted in the fall in more northern areas. Plant 4-6" apart, 5" deep. Crocosmia crocosmiiflora 6+ cm bulbs
Available from
Breck's
Giant Yellow Jonquils for Naturalizing
Call these wonderful flowers jonquils, narcissus or daffodils - by any name, they're one of the most beloved of all spring flowers. Breck's staff of Dutch bulb experts has obtained a very special selection of Holland's finest-quality yellow daffodils - chosen for purity of colour and extra-long blooming season. They're ideal in a perennial border or for naturalizing. Multiply year after year to provide a steady supply of gorgeous cut flowers for indoor bouquets. You'll love their captivating sunshine brightness after the dreary days of winter. And they're "deer-proof", too - deer leave them alone. Zones 3-8. Bulb size 12-14 cm.
Available from
Breck's