On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Max Withers <maxwithers@gmail.com> wrote: > What do Mediterranean-climate people grow with their winter-growing > bulbs? I've found Convulvulus sabatius (sometimes sold as C. mauritanicus) useful. Here it is just cold enough that sometimes it dies back a little in winter, either way it is loose enough that bulbs can grow through it and it requires little water in summer. I also use the former Zauschneria, For tall growing bulbs I also use low growing dianthus varieties. Randy Linke, Monterey Bay Area, California