Bulb Seeds
There is a general tendency not to equate acquiring new bulbs with growing them from seed. Unfortunately, there are many myths involved in raising bulbs from seed. People generally think that they take many years to grow and flower but that is only true for very few bulbs, usually in Amaryllidaceae. The majority of bulbs in other families will flower within three years of growing and many in their second year (relate that to how many years does an herbaceous perennial or a shrub need to reach adult size from seed!). People also believe that bulb seed is hard to germinate. Fresh bulb seed, especially of Mediterranean taxa, is usually guaranteed to sprout (and in most cases without specific germination techniques like cold stratification). Don’t be afraid to try some new bulbs from seed. It is very likely that this is the only way to find some species and you can fill a whole pot with flowers for the price you’d pay for one bulb or less!
Listings in green are new or returning for 2026.
Bulb Seed List
Acis - One of the cutest things for your autumn flowering bulb collection, these are really early flowering, usually responding with the first watering I give them in late August or early September. A favourite genus that your used to find under genus name Leucojum.
A. autumnalis, 4€/s0seeds
A. autumnalis ‘September Snow’ 4€/20seeds
Albuca – An interesting genus from South Africa with peculiar flowers, the following are all spring flowering species and most tend to stay evergreen, keeping some leaves during winter but then coming back to full growth in spring. I like to sow their seeds in autumn and in case of a frost I protect the young seedlings. Keep the adult bulbs relatively dry during winter.
Albuca aff.maxima 3€/20seeds
A.aurea, 3€/20seeds
A.maxima true species, 3€/20seeds
A.namaquensis 4€/20seeds
A.polyphylla, 3€/20seeds
A.spiralis, 4€/20seeds
A. suaveolens, 3€/20seeds
A.sp. Crackpot Hill, 3€/20seeds
A. sp. Graat Reinette, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A.sp.Spring Valley, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Allium – A mix of different species here, including winter and summer dormant plants, but if you’re serious about your garlics, then you’ll be able to find many details online. They range from tiny species like A.rubrovittatum that look best in small pots or the rockery, to huge species like A.nigrum that fit borders and bigger plantings.
A. acumintatum, 5€/20seeds
A. acutiflorum, 4€/20seeds
A. aff.cupani, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. amethystinum, 3.30€/20seeds
A. caeruleum, 3.50€/20seeds
A. campanulatum, 5€/20seeds
A. carolinianum, 3.50€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. cernuum 4€/20seeds
A. crenulatum, 5€/20seeds
A. convallarioides pink form, 3.50€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. cupani 4€/20seeds
A. falcifolium, 3€/20seeds
A. fimbriatum, 5€/20seeds
A. fistulosum, 3€/20seeds
A. flavum subsp.tauricum yellow/brown forms, 3€/20seeds
A. flavum subsp.tauricum pink forms, 3€/20seeds
A. ´Forelock´, 3€/20seeds
A. geyeri, 5€/20seeds
A. gomphrenoides, 4€/20seeds
A. gutattum subsp. gutattum, 3€/20seeds
A. haematochiton, 4€/20seeds
A. howellii var.clokeyi, 5€/20seeds
A. ionicum, 4€/20seeds
A. komarowii, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. macedonicum, 4€/20seeds
A. macropetalum, 5€/20seeds
A. meteoricum, 4€/20seeds
A. myrianthum, 4€/20seeds
A. nigrum, 3€/20seeds
A. pallens, 4€/20seeds
A. plummerae, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. pskemmense, 3.50€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. 'Red Mojican', 3€/30seeds SOLD OUT
A. robinsonii, 5€/20seeds
A. rubrovittatum, 4€/20seeds
A. rubrovittatum large form , 5€/20seeds
A. simillimum, 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A. siskiyoense, 5€/20seeds
A. stamineum, 3.50€/20seeds
A. unifolium, 3€/20seeds
Androcymbium - Now transferred in to the genus Colchicum this mainly African genus has simiar growing requirements to Mediterranean Colchicus.
A.eucomoides, 6€/10seeds (syn.Colchicum eucomoides)
A.rechingeri 4€/20seeds (syn.Colchicum rechingeri)
Androstephium breviflorum 6€/10seeds SOLD OUT
Arum– Winter growing tuberous plants that grow and flower in winter and spring and they stay dormant during summer. A.pictum is a fall flowering species and its bad smelling spathes appear before the leaves. Most have decorative seedheads in summer due their bright orange fleshy fruit.
A. apulum, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
A. concinnatum, 3€/10seeds
A. pictum, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
Babiana– South African corms with a range of sizes and colors. Once established they will multiply fast.
B. angustifolia, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
Babiana stricta purple forms mixed, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Babiana stricta cream form, 4€/20seeds
Baeometra uniflora, 4.50€/20seeds
A South African endemic in the family Colchicaceae, this monotypic genus is commonly called beetle lily because of its intense colours.
Bellevalia – Mediterranean bulbs that look like Muscari but usually bigger. Easy to naturalize in the garden and they have beautiful inflated seedpods after the flowers are gone.
B. brevipedicellata, 5€/10seeds
B. cyanopoda, 4€/5seeds SOLD OUT
B. dubia, 3€/20seeds
B. flexuosa, 5€/20seeds
B. hyacinthoides, 4€/20seeds
R. hyacinthoides 'Alba', 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
B. kurdistanica, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
B. moshevii, 5€/10seeds
B. nivalis, 5€/20seeds
B. pycnantha, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
B. pycnantha ‘Green Pearl’ 3€/20seeds
B. romana, 3€/20seeds
B. trifoliata, 3€/20seeds
B. taurii, 5€/10seeds
Bloomeria crocea 4€/20seeds
Related to Brodiaes, this California bulb produces umbels of yellow flowers in spring. Sow in autumn to follow its natural growing cycle in the Mediterranean climate of California. Will flowers within 2 or 3 years.
Brimeura amethystina, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A small bluebell like bulb from the Pyrenees, with the most clear sky blue flowers. Easy in a pot or in the garden. Too cute.
Brodiaea – Californian Allium relatives that flower usually late in the season, mostly late spring and early summer, with some exceptions. Their flower heads and individual flowers have a wide range of sizes and colours mainly in the purple spectrum.
B. californica, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
B. californica Giant Pink form, 4€/20seeds
B. coronaria, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
B. elegans subsp.elegans, 5€/20seeds
B. leptandra, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
B. orcutii, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
B. purdyi, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
Bulbinella – Winter growing rhizomatous perennials that flower in early spring with upright, candle like spikes of flowers in different colors. They will flower after 2-4 years from seed. They will clump up in time. Perfect accents for the Mediterranean summerdry border.
B. latifolia subsp.doleritica, 3.50€/20seeds
B. nutans, 3€/20seeds
Calochortus - A beautiful bulb genus, specialty of Western USA and Mexico. They are not the easiest bulbs to grow and unfortunately most don't reproduce vegetatively, but every single species is worth the effort in my opinion.
C. ambiguus 5€/20seeds
C. aureus 5€/20seeds
C. eurycarpus 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
C. flexuosus, 4€/20seeds
C. gunnisonii, 4€/20seeds
C. kennedyii 6€/20seeds SOLD OUT
C. venustus, 3.50€/20seeds SOLD OUT
C. weedii 6€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Chasmanthe bicolor, 3.5€/20seeds
A smaller plant than its well-known C.floribunda relative, with very upright flower spikes of orange red flowers.
Chasmanthe floribunda var. duckitii, 3€/20seeds
Rather than the classic orange Chasmanthe, this is a yellow variety of the well-known species that leafs out early in the fall and flowers in early spring. Stunning massed.
Chlorogalum pomeridianum, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
The California soaproot, is a tuberous perennial with a rosette of Drimia like leaves and spikes of attractive starry white flowers. Easy from seed but it will take 3 years before flowering.
Colchicum cupanii, 5€/20seeds
A Mediterranean species needing a long dry rest in the summer and flowering in October/November after the first autumn rains.
Conanthera campanulata, 7€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A Chilean bulb with a very late flowering (late May and June for me). The blue pendant flowers on wiry stems make it look very dainty but it is a tough bulb.
Crocus – All of these are autumn flowering species and they usually flower the third year from seed.
C. boryi, 3.5€/10seeds
C. cartwrightianus, 4€/20seeds
C. cartwrightianus 'Albus', 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
C. hadriaticus, 3.5€/10seeds SOLD OUT
C. laevigatus, 3€/20seeds
C. minimus, 3.5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
C. niveus, 3.5€/10seeds SOLD OUT
C. pulchellus, 4€/20seeds
C. speciosus subsp. speciosus, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Cyanella alba, 4€/10seeds SOLD OUT
With the most interesting white and yelo flowers dangling from short stems, this South African bulb is relatively easy to grow and flowers faster compared to other species in this genus.
Cyanella hyacinthoides, 3€/20seeds
An interesting member of the Tecophilaeaceae from South Africa, this very late flowering beauty, sometimes into early summer, has basal leathery leaves that develop in winter and ever-expanding panicles of small blue flowers. Takes about 3 years to flower.
Cyclamen – A small selection of Mediterranean Cyclamen, these are all winter growing and autumn flowering species apart from C.persicum that leafs out early but flowers in spring.
C.africanum, 4€/20seeds
C. confusum, 5€/20seeds
C. graecum, 3€/20seeds
C. graecum ‘Album’, 4€/20seeds
C. graecum subsp.candicum, 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
C. hederifolium, 3€/20seeds
C. hederifolium 'Lysander', 4€/20seeds
C. hederifolium var.crassifolium 4.50€/20seeds
C. persicum, 3€/20seeds
C. rohlfsianum, 4.5€/20seeds
Cypella herbertii, 4€/20seeds
A rather evergreen bulbous perennial from South America with beautiful orange yellow flowers for a long time in spring and summer. Sow in spring.
Daubenya zeyheri, 4€/20seeds
Related to Massonias, this low glowing gem is stunning with its orange stamens and purple stigmas. Will take 3-4 years to flower from seed.
Dichelostemma (new name Dipterostemon) – Relatives of Alliums from the West Coast of the USA, I enjoy these for extending high above all other bulbs to expose their peculiar flower heads. One species, D.volubile has twisting flower stems in order to climb through shrubs of the chaparral in California. One of the few ‘climbing’ bulbs.
D.capitatum white form, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
D.capitatum Giant form 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
D. congestum, 3€/20seeds
D. volubile, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Dipcadi serotinum, 3€/20seeds
A late winter/early spring flowering species from the Iberian Peninsula and northern Africa, with chocolate colored on stem up to 80cm high.
Dracunculus vulgaris, 3€/20seeds
The giant of the Mediterranean aroids, this will take a few years to flower from seed but once it does, it won't go unnoticeable, either duet to its size but also due to the corpse scent it will fill with you garden.
Drimia numidica, 4€/20seeds
Has gone through a lot of name changes (originally Urginea maritima). It takes patience to grow them from seed as they need to form big bulbs in order to flower. They like a dry baking under summer sun.
Drimia pusilla, 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
A tiny species from South Africa that I keep with my cacti collection as it can easily root if watered too much.
Ennealophus fimbriatus 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
An Argentinian summer growing Iridaceae, with peculiar small blue/purple flowers on panicles over a long time. Sow in spring.
Eremocrinum albomarginatum 9€/20seeds
Ferraria – South African members of Iridaceae, these get great reviews for their exquisite flowers but rather mixed feelings for their perfume. You need to grow them to decide for yourself. Winter growing, summer dormant and they tend to send their bulbs to bottom of their pots.
F. crispa brown edges, 4€/20seeds
F.crispa vanilla scented form 4€/20seeds
F. crispa dark yellow edges, 4€/20seeds
F. divaricata brown edges, 4€/20seeds
Freesia – Not your typical florists Freesias, here's an interesting selections of smaller but very beautiful species. F.leichtlinii has a great fragrance, better that most varieties you’ll find at your local flower shop. All are summer dormant.
F. corymbosa, 4€/20seeds
F. fergusoniae, 5€/20seeds
F. fucata, 4€/20seeds
F. leichtlinii, 3€/20seeds
F. refracta, 4€/10seeds
F. verrucosa, 5€/20seeds
F. viridis, 3€/20seeds
Fritillaria affinis 7€/20seeds
One of the peculiar west coast USA species with spotted brown/burgundy flowers. Sow in autumn as you would do with our Mediterranean fritillaries.
Geissorhiza – Small south African iroid beauties, with flowers that open in full sun and have the most exciting combinations of flowers. Summer dormant.
G. corrugata, 4€/20seeds
G. inflexa var. erosa, 3€/20seeds
G. radians, 3.50€/20seeds
G. splendidissima, 3€/20seeds
G. tulbaghensis, 3€/20seeds
Gladiolus – Probably the most well-known genus of South African Iridaceae and quite likely the most varied. These are all winter growing species and flower in spring, including G.byzantinus and G.italicaus which are widespread around the Mediterranean.
G. angustus, 4€/20seeds
G. byzantinus, 3€/20seeds
G. carneus, 3€/20seeds
G. debilis, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
G.floribundus, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
G. gracilis, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
G. italicus, 3€/20seeds
G. meliusculus, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
G. pulcherrimus, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
G. tristis, 3.50€/20seeds
G. uysiae, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
G. watermeyeri, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Herbertia - These small Iridaceae beauties from South America with clear blue flowers look dainty but they are some of the easiest winter growing bulbs you can grow together with your Mediterranean or South African bulbs and flower within 2 or 3 years of sowing.
H.lahue, 4,50€/20seeds
H.pulchella, 4€/20seeds
Hesperantha - Winter growing South African iroids, this genus surprises me with how different individual species can look. Easy and flowers within 2 years from seed.
H. bachmanii, 3€/20seeds
H. cucullata, 3€/20seeds
H. luticola, 4.50€/20seeds
H. marlothii, 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
H. oligantha, 3€/20seeds
H. pilosa, 4€/20seeds
Hesperocallis undulata 10€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Hesperoxiphion peruvianum 6€/20seeds
A summer growing South American species, similar to Tigridia, with yellow flowers and intricate markings above thin pleated leaves. Very easy from seed sown in spring, and flowering within 2-3 years.
Hyacinthella– Some of the smallest but most beautiful Hyacinth relatives, these are choice bulbs that will look best in display pots, to allow you to have closer looks at their flowers.
H. lazulina, 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
H. leucophaea, 5€/20seeds SOLD OUT
Hyacinthoides – The Spanish bluebells (H. hispanica) are woodland bulbs under late leafing trees or semi-shady situations whereas all the other species can look rather different, but always in blue shades. They all prouduce bulbs that will multiply fast once established.
H. hispanica blue, 3€/20seeds
H. hispanica pink, 3€/20seeds
H. italica, 3.5€/20seeds
H. mauritanica 3.5€/20seeds
H. reverchonii 4€/20seeds SOLD OUT
H. vicentina, 3.5€/20seeds
Hypoxis hemerocallidea, 3€/20seeds SOLD OUT
If you thought Hypoxis species are small, you haven’t seen this one. With a rhizome that can reach the size of a volleyball and long Hemerocallis like pleated leaves between which rise stems of yellow flowers for a long time in late spring and summer. Goes dormant in winter but doesn’t have to stay dry.