de Bollemand - The bulb basket - Museum Shop

We want to be your source for top quality Holland Bulbs. You may purchase bulbs in season to take away, or order your bulbs to be shipped to your home or business at the correct time for planting in the US or EU.

A large collection of antique tiles with tulip patterns , cards, posters, purses, pillows and other household items with tulip motifs make a nice gift or souvenir of your visit to Amsterdam. Books about the history of the Tulip ,the cultivation and enjoyment of flowering bulbs are always in stock.

Many items are handcrafted and unique. Tools are available to make your hours gardening more productive.

Bulbs available in the shop:

January - February: Amaryllis, paperwhites, tazetta narcissus for indoor forcing.

March - June: Tender Bulbs for Spring Planting: Begonia, Cyclamen, Dahlias, Oxalis, Nephrine, Gladiolas, Zantedeschia.

July - August: Shh, the bulbs are sleeping. Pre orders for fall planting bulbs.

September - December: Hardy bulbs for Fall Planting: Alliums, Crocus,Frittilaria, Galanthus, Hyacinths,Leocojeum, Narcissus, Tulips.

November - December: Amaryllis, paperwhites, tazetta narcissus for indoor forcing.

We are bulbs experts. You will always find someone knowledgeable at the store glad to help with your garden planning and answer any cultivation questions you may have .

We are dedicated to the enjoyment of top class flowers grown from bulbs and enjoy sharing our knowledge and enthusiasm with others.

From March through June a full selection of summer flowering bulbs for spring planting are available : Begonia, Cyclamen, Oxalis, Nephrine, Gladiolas, Zantedeschia and well as many others.

Note that these bulb varieties generally tend to be less hardy. If you live in a colder climate you need to lift the bulbs in the fall or replace them next spring.

Bulbs for fall planting arrive in September : Tulips, Narcissus, Hyacinth, Crocus, Leocojeum, Chiniodoxia, Fritillaria, Scilla and Alliums. These bulbs continue to be available through late November and early December.

In October Amaryllis and Paperwhites for indoor growing and Christmas gifts become available. A catalog of the bulbs available can be found here.

In season there are always packages of bulbs pre-approved by the USDA for our American customers to carry home with them.

American customers can place an order at the shop anytime of the year for delivery in the United States in the Fall.

Amaryllis Charisma in the shop,
January 2006
Mr. Smith, pictured above,
is a daffodil expert. Being from
Britain he is also somewhat of an
umbrella expert. He gave ours a trial at
the shop recently.

This is an antique bollemand or
bulb basket. Before mechanization the
valuable bulbs were dug by hand and
transported in these baskets.