Kathy wrote: > What I really want is 300 different varieties of bulbs >guaranteed to flower reliably, multiply moderately, and live forever >with no effort on my part. If anyone can provide that I might even >buy the bridge, as well. This sounds perfectly reasonable if.... 30 group members from 30 different parts of the US/World list the 10 bulbs that most commonly survive, bloom and multiply with little effort. These need not be in each member's own garden, but bulbs from the roadside or old homesteads. These may not be the 'best'. For example Hemerocallis fulva is one of the most perennial of bulbous plants. It grows in ditches, road sides, abandoned places etc. I wouldn't grow it, but it is certainly care free. On the other end Scilla siberica can self sow and spread wildly in just the right spot. It does well in most garden with little care. Crocus often end up as squirrel food, but the dutch hybrids last well and usually multiply enough to keep ahead of garden squirrels, esp with a cat or dog on patrol. And these are easy and cheap to replace if needed such as when it is 'easier' to buy more, then dig and divide. Can 30 members from the wide area of PBS each name 10 most perennial species? I volunteer to work on the KC Metro/ Heartland climate. 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 +