Hi John, I wish I could grow them here because they're quite beautiful, but what about Watsonias. They seem to like your conditions in the southwest and they would be a nice permanent planting. Warm Regards, Fred Biasella Cambridge (Boston) MA P.S. What ever you do, don't choose the potentially invasive ones (meriana!!!) -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of desertdenial@hotmail.com Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 9:57 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Tall Growing Bulbs Hi John , Crinum grows really well here and so do a variety of gladiolas. Those are some of the tallest I can think of. Marie Tolleson, Az Marie Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message----- From: John Patterson <johnp77@cox.net> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 11:46:11 GMT+00:00 Subject: [pbs] Tall Growing Bulbs Hello, I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area in a desert climate and we would like to plant some tall growing bulbs along a 6 foot high wall in our backyard. Would you have any suggestions? Thank you, John