WELCOME TO Bayou City Heirloom bulbs!

MY NURSERY WAS STARTED IN 1989,WITH THE IDEA OF GROWING HEMEROCALLIS (DAYLILIES) AND AMARYLLIS. I  REALIZED THERE WERE SEVERAL GROWERS OF BOTH IN MY AREA, SO I OPTED TO GO IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.

 I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE HEIRLOOM BULB, RHODOPHIALA BIFIDA , THE RED OXBLOOD. (SCHOOL HOUSE LILY-HURRICANE LILY) AND I KNEW I HAD FOUND MY NICHE. THERE IS A PINK FORM  OF RHODOPHIALA BIFIDA, WHICH BLOOMS IN VARIOUS SHADES FROM PALE PINK TO A ROSE RED, AVAILABLE AT BAYOU CITY HEIRLOOM BULBS. THEY HAVE PROVED TO BE VERY HARDY TO NORTH TEXAS AND BEYOND. WE  HAVE BEEN GROWING THESE  FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS.

SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPANDED MY SEARCH FOR BULBS THAT ARE HARDY AND MULTIPLY READILY WITHOUT A LOT OF FUSS AND BOTHER! THESE INCLUDE ALMOST ALL TYPES OF HEIRLOOM BULBS FOUND IN THE SOUTHERN TIER OF STATES .

ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED OF SOUTHERN HEIRLOOMS, THE  MAGENTA COLORED BYZANTINUS GLADIOLUS (THE ONES OUR ANCESTORS CALLED "JACOB'S LADDER) IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SELLERS.

WE NOW HAVE ,IN LIMITED NUMBERS ,THE  RARE WHITE BYZANTINUS GLADIOLUS. A GLADIOLA THAT IS EVEN HARDER TO FIND THAN THE HEIRLOOM MAGENTA GLAD. THESE GLADIOLAS ARE HARDY AS FAR NORTH AS ZONE 5 AND INCREASE FREELY.

ANOTHER OLD FAVORITE IS THE PARROT GLADIOLA,  OR  DALENII GLADIOLUS, ALSO AVAILABLE AT BAYOU CITY HEIRLOOM BULBS

 ALSO ADDED THIS YEAR IS A COLLECTION OF CRINUM SPECIES  AND A NUMBER OF THEIR CROSSES. SOME ARE SO NEW THEY ARE AS YET UNNAMED.

PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED TO MY WEBSITE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

LIST OF ARTICLES

**Brenda Beust Smith has written a wonderful article on the Nun's Orchid in Saturday's Houston Cronicle.

http://blogs.chron.com/lazygardener

We are hosting a Bulb Festival, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Aug. 23 to spotlight her nun's orchids and other garden "ladies" such as Lent lilies, oxblood lilies and walking iris. Bayou City Heirloom Bulbs nursery is located at 5842 Velma Lane in Humble;

713-471-4383; prallen2@peoplepc.com; www.bayoucitybulbs.com