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The Flints, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk IP7 7JG
Tel: 01449 741551
Email: riversidebulbs@btinternet.com


Albuca shawii

Pretty, bright yellow, green striped, downward facing almond-perfumed flowers. The fleshy, needle-like leaves, exude a sweet scent.

Height to 12" (30 cm)
Flowers June/August
Bulb Size 5/+
Frost Tender. Protect over winter

Babiana stricta ‘Kew Hybrids’

Baboon root
Scented freesia like Flowers in a pastel mix of purple, blue and rose pink

Height
to 10" (25 cm)
Flowers May / June
Bulb Size 5/+
Frost tender

Bessera elegans

Brilliant orange red lanterns in groups of 6-7 with red and cream stripes inside, held on thin stems over grassy leaves

Height to 12" (30 cm)
Flowers September/October
Bulb Size 5/+
Frost hardy keep dry over winter.

Dichelostemma congestum

Forktooth Ookow / Congested Snake-lily
From the USA, allium relative wityh a tall wiry stem bearing an egg-shaped cluster of tightly packed lavender-mauve flowers
For a well drained soil, and dry winter dormancy

Bulb Size
 5/+
Flowers April-June
Height to 24" (60 cm)
Frost hardy keep dry over winter. CAUTION Sap is Caustic.

Dichelostemma ida-maia

Firecracker’
From the USA, allium relative with up to 10 eye-catching bright red long tubular flowers and short green reflexed tips hanging down from the top of the wiry stem.
For a well drained soil, and dry winter dormancy

Bulb Size 5/+
Flowers May-July
Height to 18" (45 cm)
Frost hardy keep dry over winter. CAUTION Sap is Caustic.

Dichelostemma ‘Pink Diamond’

Naturally occurring Dichelostemma x hybrid

20” strap-like leaves emerge in early- Spring followed by 8-20” flower stems with up to 20 tubular deep pink & reflexing flowers at the end later in the season
For a well drained soil, and dry winter dormancy

Bulb Size
 5/+
Flowers September/October
Height to 32" (80 cm)
Frost hardy keep dry over winter CAUTION Sap is Caustic.

Habranthus robustus

Rain Lily
Wide mouth single pale pink trumpet flowers on leafless stems

Height 18" (45 cm)
Flowers August/September
Bulb Size 7/+
Half hardy, needing a warm sunny spot and frost free winter protection

Moraea collina Mix syn Homeria collina

Cape Tulip
A mix of scented salmon pink and yellow Flowers above narrow upright leaves. Flowers are short lived, but produced in long succesion

Height to 24” (60cm)
Flowers July/September
Bulb Size 5/+ cm
Plant 3” deep in sheltered well drained soil. Protect for winter.

Ixia ‘Riverside’ Mix

African Corn Lily
A balanced mix of colours with a dark eye

Height to 16” (40 cm)
Flowers June July 
Bulb Size 5/+ cm
Plant 3” deep in a sheltered position or conservatory Protect for winter.

Leucocoryne Mix

Glory of the Sun
Fragrant blue/violet Flowers

Height to 20” (50cm)
Flowers June
Bulb Size 4/+ cm
Plant 3” deep in sheltered well drained soil. Protect for winter.

Sparaxis tetraploid Mix

Harlequin Flower, Wand Flower
Star shaped often bicoloured Flowers in bright shades of orange, red, copper, white and yellow with bright yellow centers ringed with dark brown.
Delicate stems are good for cutting

Height to 10” (25cm)
Flowers May/June
Bulb Size 5/+ cm
Frost tender
Plant 2” deep in well drained soil or pot in full sun

Tigridia pavonia Mix

Peacock/Tiger flower
A mix of striking, 3-petalled Flowers in scarlet, orange, pink, yellow, mauve and white flowered forms with an inner cup spotted maroon-purple.
Flowers last only a few days, but each bulb throws a succession of 6 to 8 blooms to give a long display.

Height to 24” (60cm)
Flower July to August
Bulb Size 9/+ cm
Clump forming tender perennial
Plant 3-4” deep in very well drained soil or in pots in full sun Tender bulb best lifted and stored over winter in a frost-free place

Tritelia Corrina

A spray of upto 25 longlasting six pointed star-like deep blue flowers on wiry naked stems

Bulb Size: 6/+
Flowering: June-July
Height: to 14” (35cm)
Position: Well drained soil in sun

Tritelia Queen Fabiola

A spray of upto 25 longlasting six pointed star-like violet blue flowers on wiry naked stems

Bulb Size: 6/+
Flowering: June-July
Height: to 18” (45cm)
Position: Well drained soil in sun

Tritonia laxifolia

Flame freesia
Elegant sprays of salmon/orange Freesia like Flowers

Height to 10” (25cm)
Flowers May-July
Bulb Size 5/+ cm
Plant 3” deep in fertile well drained soil in sun. Protect from frost

Tritonia lineata parviflora

Syn Tritonia gladiolaris 
Elegant sprays of starry white flowers

Height to 10” (25cm)
Flowers May-July
Bulb size 6/+ cmPlant 3” deep in fertile well drained soil in sun. Protect from frost

Zephyranthes Riverside Mix

Rain Lily 
A mix of Z. candida, citrina and rosea
Dainty crocus-like flowers on thin stems in white, pink and yellow

Height to 8-10” (15-25cm)
Flowers July to September 
Bulb Size flowering