Arrowhead Alpines
Minor Bulbs
2008 Ordering Information

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The bulbs we offer are almost all seed raised here at the nursery. It is a very slow business, for they often take years just to germinate. In most cases, we have grown them for three or four years before we offer them and they still may be relatively small, even though many may have flowered. Most are rarely offered species with a special charm lacking in the commercial hybrids, and many are extremely rare in the wild. Occasionally this is due to over-collecting, but probably not as often as some of the alarmists would have you believe. More often, the problem is human pressure; land development, overgrazing, clear-cutting, and agriculture take a much heavier toll. Whatever the reasons for the decline of wild populations, growing and preserving them in gardens may help insure they never become extinct.

Please do not confuse our bulbs with the cheap hybrids sold by the mass marketers. Since our bulbs are seed raised and since relatively few viruses are seed transmitted, our bulbs are very disease free. Many of the imported bulbs carry all kinds of virus. I bought some cheap Lily bulbs once and ended up trashing many plants in my collection. Been there - killed that, now I'm more careful. The original plants did not die, but they transmitted their ills to many more sensitive plants. There is another advantage to seed raised bulbs; each is genetically differen, and from a conservation standpoint it is important to maintain the diversity of wild populations. From a gardeners standpoint the subtle variations of form and color, and possibility of discovering a uniquely different new cultivar, is what makes growing seed raised bulbs so interesting. A good analogy is the difference between buying an original oil painting as opposed to a piece of black velvet with Elvis silk screened on it.

Quantity breaks are as follows:

1 - $4.50     3 - $12.42     6 - $22.95     12 - $43.20
1 - $5.50     3 - $15.18     6 - $28.05     12 - $52.80
1 - $6.50     3 - $17.94     6 - $33.15     12 - $62.40
1 - $8.00     3 - $22.08     6 - $40.80     12 - $76.80
1 - $12.00     3 - $33.12     6 - $61.20     12 - $115.20
1 - $15.00     3 - $41.40     6 - $76.50     12 - $144.00
1 - $19.00     3 - $52.44     6 - $96.90     12 - $182.40
1 - $24.00     3 - $66.24     6 - $122.40     12 - $230.40
1 - $29.00     3 - $80.04     6 - $147.90     12 - $278.40
1 - $35.00     3 - $96.60     6 - $178.50     12 - $336.00
1 - $39.00     3 - $107.64     6 - $198.90     12 - $374.40

Arrowhead Alpines Bob & Brigitta Stewart, Owners
PO Box 857 1310 N. Gregory Road Fowlerville, MI 48836
Phone: 517-223-3581 Fax: 517-223-8750

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