Bulb Preview

Quantities are limited on all varieties.
Avoid disappointment - reserve your bulbs ahead of time for for pickup and payment at the Greenhouse Complex on Washington St.

Friday, October 15, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 16, 9:30 a.m. 'till football game time, then after the game 'till 4:00 p.m.

E-mail to reserve bulbs: bulbsale@vt.edu

Please include your name, e-mail, daytime phone, plus the type and quantity of bulbs you'd like to reserve. Orders taken through October 13. We'll send you a confirmation and total amount due at pickup (cash or check only, please).

"Hokie® Blend"

Tulip Mix

Our signature item!

The terracotta-orange flower opens first, the raisin-maroon tulip will catch up in just a few days. Mid- to late-spring bloomer, 24" tall.

A great gift for alumni or parents and guaranteed to irritate any 'Hoos in the neighborhood! Packed separately this year - mix 'em up or make your own design!

26/$12.95 (13 of each color)

'Going Baroque'

Double Tulip Mix

A delightful carpet of fully double tulips giving the garden a long spell of beauty in mid-spring. Vivid rose, shimmering light violet, and soft pink make a luscious blend. Massed in quantity, the effect is almost dazzling. Height 16-20". Lightly fragrant. Very limited quantities.

25/$16.95 (mix)

Tulipa clusiana 'Tubergen's Gem'

Species Tulip

Something completely different for the rock garden. An award-winning variety, this dainty gem has soft red outer petals and a bright canary-yellow interior. Mass them for a cheering sight that will repeat itself for years. Blooms April/May. Native to Afghanistan and Tibet. Height 10".

25/$12.95

A free-flowering species from Turkey circa 1886, the top of the spike is clear blue and the lower half is deep violet-blue. Blooms April/May. 6". Deer resistant. Makes a cute couple with Narcissus 'Quail'!

25/$14.95

Narcissus 'Quail'

Jonquil (small daffodil)

Sweet, petite, and sunny. Clear yellow. A twin-headed jonquil of deep golden-yellow with rather pronounced cups. A striking new American hybrid. (Div. 7- Jonquilla). Height 14". Deer resistant.

Shown here with a wonderful partner Muscari latifolium, sold above (same bloom time!)

25/$14.95

Narcissus 'Golden Ducat'

Double Daffodil

A sport of King Alfred circa 1947, this dazzling, yellow award-winner is fully double with darker yellow interior petal segments. A big, substantial daffodil! 14" to 16" tall and deer resistant.

10/$14.95

Narcissus 'Delnashaugh'

Double Daffodil

Late-flowering, its creamy-white, 4" perianth is adorned with short, frilled, apricot-pink, cup segments. Very unusual. 14" to 16" tall and, of course, deer resistant.

10/$14.95

Narcissus 'Stainless'

White Daffodil

Known as the best white in its class, this flawless beauty is about 4" across and has overlapping, pointed, ivory-white petals and a cylindrical white cup with a luminous green eye. Prolific and enduring. Late flowering. 18" to 20", Deer resistant.

10/$14.95

For a vibrant splash of spring color, you must try this vivid beet-root purple variety. Pair with the orange one below for the sweetest-smelling Hokie colors ever! 8" to 12".

10/$12.95

Introduced in 1927, this dazzling beauty is salmon-apricot and is known as a good, mid-early forcer. Pair with 'Woodstock' to make both colors pop! 8" to 12".

10/$12.95

Gives the early spring garden its first blue color. Left undisturbed in light shade the adorable 4" bright blue flowers will carpet the ground. A big bonus: they're deer resistant!

30/$9.95

Allium christophii

Stars of Persia

A gorgeous ornamental onion with large spherical heads of starry, metallic-pink flowers measuring 10" across. This strong perennial makes an excellent cut flower. Blooms early summer - looks great rising above shorter perennials! Sun or light shade. Height 1-2 feet. Deer resistant.

10/$12.95

Allium schubertii

Ornamental Allium

Always an attention-getter in the Spectrum Border at the Hort Garden! In late spring it carries huge spidery heads of rosy-purple flowers on 1-2 ft stems. Seed heads will persist for additional interest. An tough perennial that needs little care. Sun or light shade. Deer resistant.

5/$9.95