COmments [in brackets] on Diane's At 02:26 PM 1/22/03 -0800, you wrote: > Bulbs that died out fairly fast > Fritillaria imperialis [I think the commercial stock is mostly virused], meleagris [definitely needs moisture], michailovskyi [very susceptible to Botrytis], persica 'Adiyaman' [not very cold-hardy and needs very dry summer], >Galtonia candicans [not very cold-hardy] Ipheion uniflorum [does not survive outdoors here, not sure why] and 'Wisley Blue' bulb Iris - Dutch [not cold hardy here], >English (latifolia) [does well here where it is colder and probably drier in summer but wetter in winter], reticulata hybrids [probably came diseased] Leucojum aestivum and vernum [they don't die here but don't bloom either - require summer moisture] >Nectaroscordum siculum [does well here but is not invasive] >Eremurus robustus [often damaged by spring frosts, nothing eats them as far as I know, not even goats] was in the unwatered area where a lot of >the above bulbs died, and only lavender, rosemary, artemisia and Senecio >'Sunshine' thrive. > Crocus. Various C.chrysanthus hybrids have died out [no, they got eaten, I bet], even though planted >by the dozen, and occasionally by the hundred. Several cvs of C. biflorus >and sieberi have survived since '89 but haven't increased. C.tommasinianus >that I thought would take over the yard as it has at the Bishop's Close in >Portland, Oregon, seems to have been shaded out [very likely, mine do well in grass in sun]. Jane McGary