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Looking for white Amaryllis belladonnna

5 years ago

A little over a year ago we lost the nurseryman William R.P. Welch, better known as Bill the Bulb Baron. This was a loss to California gardeners. He was the source for Tazetta class daffodils and for Amaryllis belladonna, which he had been hybridizing for years. I had been on the verge of purchasing a couple dozen of his white Amaryllis belladonnas.

The website is gone. I assume the family was not interested in continuing the business, having interests of their own to occupy their time. Plus coronavirus hit around that time complicating everything. However, I wonder if anyone knows what happened to his bulbs. Were they all sold in a local farmers market? Was the land sold to a developer and plowed under? Was the stock sold off to another vendor?

If I knew what happened to the bulbs, it might be possible for me to still get some of the bulbs I want to plant.


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