On 19 May 03 at 7:21, Mary Sue Ittner wrote:\ > The topic for this week is bulbs for shade. The following do well in shady parts of my garden: Erythronium - but my impression is that most do best in semi-shaded conditions, not deep shade. E. revolutum enjoys shady damp conditions. Lilium martagon and closely related species & hybrids Lilium szovitzianum Trillium Cyclamen (but C. graecum likes sun) Sanguinaria (a bulb sensu latu) Narcissus - some do well in shade, e.g. N. eystettensis, N. cyclamineus Fritillaria camschatensis - I've seen this growing in *very* deep shade in the wild Anemone blanda Arisaema triphyllum None of these are a surprise except perhaps the anemone. Tulips and crocuses generally do poorly in shade. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island