some Chicagoland bulbs
Ken (Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:42:18 PDT)

I haven't tried either of these here in Southern California, but it was nice seeing them used and blooming in parkway plantings on my recent trip to Chicago:        

Allium christophii: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/14430343256/
Eremurus:
https://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/…

Ken Blackford
San Diego, California