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STERNBERGIA AUTUMN DAFFODIL Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) / Alliaceae (Allium family) |
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are rare plants, protected in the wild nowadays. Our bulbs are from seeds
of cultivated stock, not wild-collected. We can ship them
internationally, but they require a CITES certificate.
If you like Sternbergia, take a look also at Colchicum and Crocus. |
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| Sternbergia
greuteriana Kamari & R.Artelari. This diminutive species was
first described in 1990. It sends up bright yellow, Crocus-like
flowers in autumn, often ahead of its narrow
leaves. S. greuteriana is native to Crete and the nearby island of
Karpathos. Our bulbs descend from material collected on Karpathos in 1987
by Manfred Koenen (MK.0187). This is said to be the only Sternbergia that
makes stolons. Height of flowers 5 cm
(2"). Zone 6.
Bulb (Fall shipping only). $12.50 |
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Photographs © A.M.D. Hoog |
Sternbergia
lutea subsp. sicula
(Tineo ex Guss.) D.A. Webb. Also known as Sternbergia sicula. This
autumn-flowering species is the most widespread Sternbergia. Our
plants of the subspecies descend from material collected by Antoine Hoog
(AH0151) in Greece, on Mt. Menalo in the Peloponnesus in 2001. The flowers
are hard to distinguish from 'Arcadian Sun'
but they bloom later ~ in September-October ~
and continue for weeks after 'Arcadian Sun' is over. Height of flowers
5-10 cm (2-4"). Protect with horticultural fleece or conifer
branches during hard frosts after emergence. Zone 7.
Bulb (Fall shipping only). $9.00 |
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| Sternbergia
lutea subsp. sicula (Tineo ex Guss.) D.A. Webb 'Arcadian
Sun' . Also called S. sicula 'Arcadian Sun'. This
famous, floriferous clone sends up many large, buttercup-yellow flowers in
September above narrow, deep green
leaves. Very similar in appearance to the previous item, it was
selected from material collected in the Peloponnesus by Herbert and Molly
Crook (C.529) in 1966. Height of flowers 5-10 cm (2-4").
Protect with horticultural fleece or conifer branches during hard frosts
after emergence. Zone 7.
Bulb (Fall shipping only). $6.00 |
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| This page was updated March 20, 2008. | ||