Dear Friends, Speaking of hellish hot weather, Crocosmia 'Lucifer' is blazing away in this heat and humidity. Talk about flashy, brazen and bold ! Take a look http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Now the admission, that it took us a couple years and losses to find a happy place for 'Lucifer'. Our first success came with a pot of already growing corms in foliage. All previous trials with 'dormant" (dead? Dried? ) bulbs failed. Now we have a couple of thriving clumps in full sun and partial shade. We have yet to have marked success with any other cv or species. I new plant of 'Distant Planet' from Seneca Hills (the late S. H. ) is growing well, but no real test yet. Can anyone suggest other cvs or species that succeed, grow, multiply and BLOOM in Zone 5? Mark Fox's Crocosmia web site has some delicious looking varieties (http://www.simplesite.com/CROCOSMIA/) (Harlequin and Rose Queen call me). Appreciate experience in colder climates. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +