Hi all, That book has been an inspiration to me too! I think a .ot of the tricky bulbs he listed in the book were grown at the bask of a south-facing wall, with some protection from moisture and excellent drainage. I've never tried any Tigridia here. Nerine bowdenii may survive in places here, but has not bloomed for me. Jim Shields in central Indiana At 08:47 AM 9/19/2003 -0500, you wrote: >>I have never grown these, but do have an interesting reference. >>"Bulbs for Summer Bloom" by John Philip Baumgardt, has them hardy to zone 5 >>(Kansas City, MO). He is writing from experience, so presumably it worked >>for him. Perhaps he and Jim Waddick have hot springs under their homes? > >Dear all; > J. P. Baumgardt was an inspiration for a lot of local gardens; > Great book too. I've grown mixed and color selections of Tigridia and > they are either wimps or huge and much too gaudy, but never winter over for me. > I admit I haven't really given their best spot, but seems the > commercial bulbs are pretty uneven in quality. > Jim W. > >-- >Dr. James W. Waddick >8871 NW Brostrom Rd. >Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 >USA >Ph. 816-746-1949 >E-fax 419-781-8594 > >Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > >_______________________________________________ >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