Col & Marj Drewitt
ABN 95 566 865 338
Summer Flowering Bulbs & Perennials
8-10 Henderson Hill Rd
Silvan Vic 3795
Mobile 0419 504 432
Email: admin@trainsforthegarden.com
Winter 2024
Stock available from End of May to Mid August
Scadoxus pole-evansii x
katherinii
A
true rarity. A
large globe-like orb with over 100 deep red orange
florets. The flower head is carried on a 1.20m
stem and is contrasted by lush green foliage.
They do best in a semi shaded position and grow
well in a large pot.
Small
Bulbs
$25.00 each
VERY FEW TO GO.
Gloriosa superba:
Commonly know as the Flame Lily. A smaller version
of G. Rothschildianna. A perennial tuberous vine
that can grow up to around 1.20m in length. It
enjoys a cool semi shaded position and does well in
a large tub. The flowers are orange-red with a
creamy yellow margin on each petal. The tuber is
dormant through the winter. Not for WA.
$6.00
per tuber
2 for $10.00
Various
other Bulbs
& bulbous plants
Crinum
moorei:
Large long necked bulbs, very drought resistant.
Has a scape of white flowers with a pink flush, on
stems up to 100cm. This bulb enjoys growing under
deciduous trees.
Large
Bulbs $15.00 each
Galtonia candicans:
Galtonia candicans is a bulbous
perennial, bearing a prolific display of waxy,
white bell shaped flowers on a tall
upright stem upwards of 75cm.
$4.00
each 3 for $10.00
Gladioli 'Pixi'
A
Pixioli Gladie passed down to me by my
mother, who purchased it from one of the old
fashioned Cole's Store in Melbourne over 70 years ago.
Very hardy
3
for $9.50
Hymenocallis festalis
Common name
'Sacred Lily of the Incas' Has several white
daffodil-like flowers on each 70 to 80cm stem. Petals
are thin and the trumpet is delicately fringed. Long
protruding stamens and stigma. Bulb is dormant in
winter.
Limited Numbers.
$7.50 each
Hymenocallis
harrisianna:
A
very rare form seldom offered, with
between four and five dainty white spider like
flowers on a 35cm stem. Not for QLD or WA.Bulb is dormant
in winter.
$7.50 each
2 for $12.00
Lilium regale:
Originally from China. The
bulb bears pure white trumpet shaped fragrant
flowers which are contrasted by deep orange
coloured pollen boats. The bulbs are
unusually purple black in colour. 100cm
3 for $12.00
Lilium speciosa Hybrid
Hardy fragrant crimson red flower with a fine soft
pink margins on each of the well reflexed
petals. 110cm
$5.75.each
Sandersonia aurantiaca:
Also
known as the Chinese Lantern. Native to South
Africa and Swaziland. Grown from a small
tuber, the lily like vine carries beautiful golden
orb shaped flowers in summer on 60cm stems. Not
for WA.
$6.00
each 2 for
$10.00
Sprekelia
“Formosissima Lily”:
Also known as the
Jacobean Lily. A very poor photo but a stunning
blood-red orchid-like flower in
December-January on a 35cm stem. Very Hardy.
$5.00 each 3 for $12.00
Tulbaghia violacea:
Is a clump-forming perennial with narrow
grey-leaves and clusters of violet flowers on 50cm
stems from midsummer to autumn An ideal
border plant.
5 for $9.00