I suppose I should have said that I already have Galanthus for fall and spring and about 10 small Colchicums Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields104@insightbb.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] bulbs for year round interest > Mark, > > I would suggest Nerine filifolia, N. filamentosa, and N. angulata for your > troughs. They can do a fair imitation of being evergreen, and N. > platypetala grows in permanent bog or marsh spots. > > N. filifolia blooms in August, filamentosa in September, and angulata has > one bloom showing in my rock garden -- where it was plants this past summer. > > Regards, > Jim Shields > in central Indiana > > At 10:26 PM 11/1/2003 +0000, you wrote: > >Puppin I never thought of Cyclamen. Thanks. Nerines are too big for my > >troughs which will be 2x1 feet approximately. > > > >Mark > >Norn Iron > >zone 8 > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "puppincuff" <puppincuff@cox.net> > >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > >Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 8:26 PM > >Subject: Re: [pbs] bulbs for year round interest > > > > > > > Mark, > > > I would try Ipheion, Anemone spp., Nerine, Cyclamen, dwarf Narcissi, and > > > Alstroemeria (although this last might fill the trough with roots too > > > quickly) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Smyth" <mark@marksgardenplants.com> > > > To: "pbs" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 12:06 PM > > > Subject: [pbs] bulbs for year round interest > > > > > > > > > hi all > > > > > > Over the winter months I'm planning to convert 5 large plastic troughs > >into > > > tufa troughs. My plan is to have small bulbs only and have something in > > > flower all year. Each trough will have for example two small Tulips > >species > > > > > > I just cant think of bulbs to buy other than spring bulbs and Colchicums. > > > What do you suggest? The troughs will be in full sun. > > > > > > Mark > > > N Ireland > > > zone 8 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >