(Baboon Flower)

This appealing South African flowering "bulb" is highly variable producing purple, blue, white or yellow flowers: all with very dark anthers. In its natural habitat, this spring bloomer exists on clay-rich scrubland known as renosterveld. It is a hybrid parent to many cultivated baboon flowers and is less commonly sold as a species bulb.

In midwinter, small fans of pleated bright green leaves are produced from deeply buried, globular corms. The sword-shaped leaves remain in a neat rosette....

A charming little "bulb" for Mediterranean- and desert-climate gardens, Babiana tubulosa is grown for its late-winter and early-spring display of starry, long-tubed white flowers. It is native to sandy habitats in the South and West Cape regions of South Africa.

This member of the iris family produces low fans of narrow, hairy, pleated leaves. They arise in late fall or winter from rounded, deeply buried corms with fibrous "tunics." The 2-inch-wide (5-cm), unscented, snow-white to creamy-white...

A showy little "bulb" for Mediterranean- and desert-climate gardens, Babiana villosa is grown for its late-winter and early-spring display of pink or red, unscented blooms. It is native to clay-rich scrublands ("renosterveld") of the West Cape region of South Africa.

This member of the iris family produces low, sparse clumps of hairy, pleated, sword-shaped leaves. They arise in late fall or winter from rounded, deeply buried corms with fibrous "tunics." The 2-inch-wide (5-cm), cup-shaped,...

(Fortune Salmon Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)

The 'Fortune Salmon' tuberous begonia is an impressively flowering plant with very large, double (extra petals), salmon-orange blossoms. It is and upright, bushy plant with tight foliage. The Tuberhybrida Group is a collection of hybrids derived from species native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers are produced in summer, and set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They are produced in a cluster of three buds, with...

(Go-Go Light Yellow Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)

The 'Go-Go Yellow' tuberous begonia boasts big, showy, semi-double, pale yellow blossoms on upright, bushy plants with tight foliage. The Tuberhybrida Group is a collection of hybrids derived from species native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers are produced in summer, and set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They appear in a cluster of three buds, with two smaller female flowers next to the larger, usually semi-double...

(Go-Go Salmon Tuberous Begonia, Tuberous Begonia)

The Go-Go Salmon tuberous begonia boasts big, showy, semi-double salmon-peach blossoms on upright, bushy plants with tight foliage. The Tuberhybrida Group is a collection of hybrids derived from species native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. The grandiose flowers are produced in summer, and set among open, succulent stems across the plant. They are produced in a cluster of three buds, with two smaller female flowers next to the larger, usually...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, peachy orange-gold blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Apricot tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. These extravagant flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are set among...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, bright reddish orange blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Orange tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. Its extravagant flowers are often single or semi-double (having an extra row of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn, and...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, light yellow to salmon-peach blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Peaches 'N Cream tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. These color-changing flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn,...

(Tuberous Begonia)

Big, pendent, deep rosy magenta blossoms on a bushy, cascading plant with deep green foliage perfect for hanging baskets describes the Illumination Rose tuberous begonia. This plant belongs to the Tuberhybrida Group, a collection of begonias derived from mountain-growing species native to the South American Andes. Plants arise from winter-dormant root tubers. These extravagant flowers are often double (having extra rows of petals). They are produced in summer to mid-autumn, and are set among open,...