The Bulb Hunter

Beautiful Bulbs.
Deep Roots.

Spring is here — and the jonquils are blooming

Welcome to the world's finest resource on flower bulbs — cultivation wisdom, rare finds, and the pure joy of watching something buried in earth become breathtaking.

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Spider Lilies Snowflakes Rain Lilies Paperwhites Crinum Lilies Narcissus & Daffodils Caladiums Tulips Lycoris Surprise Lilies Spider Lilies Snowflakes Rain Lilies Paperwhites Crinum Lilies Narcissus & Daffodils Caladiums Tulips Lycoris Surprise Lilies
The Bulb Hunter Botanist · Author · Speaker
About

A Life Spent Underground

For decades, I have scoured gardens, roadsides, old homesteads, and forgotten cemeteries in search of rare and heirloom flower bulbs — plants that have survived generations because someone, somewhere, loved them enough to pass them on.

From the fiery surprise of Spider Lilies appearing from bare earth each fall, to the nodding white bells of Snowflakes in late winter, the storm-triggered magic of Rain Lilies, and the intoxicating fragrance of Paperwhites at Christmas — every bulb has a story worth telling.

This journal is where I share everything I know: how to grow them, where to find them, which ones will stop a passing stranger in their tracks. And every week, the most extraordinary of these become available through my newsletter — directly from Southern Bulbs.

500+ Bulb Varieties
20+ Years Hunting
200+ Garden Talks
The Journal

From the Field Notebook

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Ready to Plant Something Extraordinary?

Every bulb I write about is grown and sold through Southern Bulbs — my family nursery offering rare, heirloom, and hard-to-find varieties shipped directly to your door.

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Books by The Bulb Hunter

The Essential Reading

Two landmark books on heirloom and southern bulb gardening — essential for any serious bulb enthusiast.

The Bulb Hunter book by Chris Wiesinger and William C. Welch

The Bulb Hunter

Chris Wiesinger & William C. Welch

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Heirloom Bulbs for Today by Chris Wiesinger

Heirloom Bulbs for Today

Chris Wiesinger

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Speaking & Events

Bring The Bulb Hunter to Your Garden Club or Event

From intimate garden societies to major botanical conferences, I give talks that blend rare horticultural knowledge with the joy and adventure of the hunt. Audiences leave inspired — and usually in need of more bulbs.

Southern Bulb Gardening Heirloom & Rare Varieties Cemetery Gardens Bulb Naturalizing The Art of the Bulb Hunt Louisiana Irises
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"An electrifying speaker. The audience was completely captivated — we had 40-year garden club members saying it was the best talk they'd ever attended."

— President, Louisiana Garden Society

"He makes you feel like you're out there on the hunt with him. Funny, passionate, impossibly knowledgeable."

— Director, New Orleans Botanical Garden