I would think many South American irids might work, Cypella, Ennealophus, Gelasine, Calydorea. But being in Zone 6, I don't have experience overwintering them successfully. You might not have any problem in Zone 8. Dennis in Cincinnati On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Kathleen Sayce <ksayce@willapabay.org> wrote: > Given that I live in a dry summer area, when asked this week about bulbs > that thrive in full sun, with year round watering, I drew a mental blank. > Do members have suggestions for bulbs to grow a large planter, watered year > round, full sun, low growing (less than 1 ft tall)? > > Kathleen > PNW coast, zone 8, mild wet winters, cool dryish summers > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >