Bulbs Nursery

We sell a large variety of geophytes (bulbs, corms,etc.) from all over the world propagated from seed and division. Our specialty is bulbs for Mediterranean climates (summer dry). These include delightful plants from South Africa, South America, Australia, and the Mediterranean basin. A changing selection of bulbs is displayed in bloom or near bloom for purchase on the Plant Deck by the Garden Shop from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm when the Garden is open.

Don't miss the UC Botanical Garden Spring and Fall Plant Sales for the best selection of our plants. Please visit the Garden website for dates and details.

Plants We Are Propagating*

*This list is current to the best of our abilities. Items listed are subject to prior sale, and not all plants are available at all times.




Garden Members Receive 10% Off Plant Purchases Except at the Annual Spring and Fall Plant Sales!




Albuca nelsonia
Albuca setosa
Amaryllis belladonna (various)
Amorphophallus rivieri
Amorphophallus titanium
Arisaema candisissima
Arisaema consanguineum
Arisaema flavum
Arisaema serratum
Arisaema sikokianum
Arisaema tortuosum
Aristea africana
Arum italicum
Arum purpureospathum




Babiana augustifolia
Babian fragrans (disticha)
Babiana framesli
Babiana nana
Babiana odorata
Babiana ringens
Babiana sinuata
Babiana sp. (mixed or hybrids)
Babiana stricta
Babiana vanzijliae
Begonia boliviensis
Brunsvigia gregaria
Brunsvigia josephinae
Brunsvigia radulosa




Calostemma purpureum
Camassia cusickii
Camassia leichtinii
Childanthus fragrans
Chinodaxa forbesii
Clivia miniata
Convallaria majalis
Crinum bulbispermum
Crinium moorei
Crinum variable
Cyanella lutea
Cybistetes (Ammocharis) longiflora
Cyclamen africanum
Cypella hauthali
Cypella peruviana
Cyrtanthus breviflora
Cyrtanthus mackenii
Cyrtanthus sp.




Dahlia coccinea
Dichelostemma ida-maia
Dierama pendulum
Dierama pulcherrimum




Eucomis sp.




Ferraria crispa
Ferraria sp.
Ferraria uncinata
Freesia alba
Freesia corymbosa
Freesia fucata
Freesia laxa
Freesia occidentals
Freesia refracta
Freesia sp.
Fritellaria persica




Galanthus elwesii
Galtonia viridiflora
Gladiolus alatus
Gladiolus cardinalis
Gladiolus carinatus
Gladiolus caryophyllaceous
Gladiolus communis subsp. byzanthus
Gladiolus floribundus var. floribundus
Gladiolus meliusculus
Gladiolus miniatus
Gladiolus orchidiflous
Gladiolus papilio
Gladiolus splendens
Gladiolus tristis
Gladiolus undulatus




Habranthus robustus
Haemanthus albiflos
Haemanthus coccineus
Haemanthus humilis hirsutus
Herbertia amoena
Hesperantha baurii
Hesperantha coccinea
Hymenocallis (various)
Hypoxis sp. (UCBG open pollinated)




Ixia lutea
Ixia monodelpha
Ixia odorata
Ixia paniculata
Ixia stricta
Ixiolorion tataricum




Lachenalia aloides
Lachenalia contaminata
Lachenalia mathesii
Lachenalia pusilla
Lachenalia rubida
Lachenalia sp. (unidentified mix)
Lachenalia splendens
Lachenalia viridiflora
Ledebouria cooperi
Lycoris radiate




Massonia echinata
Merwilla plumbea
Moraea atropunctata
Moraea fugax
Moraea lurida
Moraea ramosissima
Moraea tripetala
Muscari armenicum




Narcissus sp. (miniature)
Nerine bowdenii 'Bubblegum Pink'
Nerine bowdenii 'Stefanie'
Nerine filifolia
Nerine masoniorum
Nerine saurenensis 'Corsica Major'
Nerine saurenensis 'Old Rose'
Nerine saurenensis 'Red'
Nerine sp.
Nerine undulata
Notholirion thomasianum




Ornithogalum saudersiae
Ornithogalum sp.




Phaedranassa viridiflora
Phycella ignea
Polianthes (Bravoa) geminiflora




Rhodohypoxis sp. (white)
Romulea luteoflora




Sauromatum venuosum
Scilla peruviana (light blue and purple)
Sparaxis elegans
Sparaxis grandiflora var. grandiflora
Sparaxis metelerkampiae
Sprekelia formossisima




Tricyrtis formosana
Tritonia crocata
Tritonia crocata hyalina
Tulbaghia fragrans
Tulbaghia violacea 'Silver Lace'




Velthemia bracteata




Watsonia galpinii
Watsonia tabularis
Watsonia vanderspuyiae




Zantedeschia 'Hercules'