I've not seen any crocuses here in Augusta. From what I've read, the crocus that does best in the south is the spring flowering C. tommasinianus. Scott Ogden lists a few other species in his book, Garden Bulbs for the South. I did see a nice substitute for crocuses in a lawn in North Augusta (which is across the Savannah River in South Carolina.) -- Ipheion uniflorum, in colors ranging from white to blue. Even though I haven't lived in Georgia that long, I'd like to comment on Georgia soils. There is a geological feature called the Fall Line that runs from Augusta to Columbus. Immediately north of this line is the Piedmont, and the soils there are primarily that famous red clay. South of the fall line, however, is the coastal plain, and the soil there is quite sandy. So, not all Georgia soil is clay. In fact, if my map is correct, less than 50% of Georgia has clay soil. (This is somewhat moot to me, since my garden consists of a number of pots, many with acquisitions from PBS.) Gene Eugene Zielinski Augusta, GA - of course > Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:29:15 -0500 > From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@starpower.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Crocus for Georgia (USA) , was In bloom now > To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > > Steve Burger and I are at opposite ends of what can be seen as essentially > the same growing zone. He's at the far southern end where summers are hotter > and bitter cold in the winter is briefer, but otherwise I'll bet our growing > conditions have a lot in common. Undisturbed, un-amended soils here are > often red clay, and during the summer they eat bulbs voraciously. It's worth > noting that there are very few true bulbs in the native flora. >