No not the cold Alan McMurtie who's doing a lots of hybridization for about 40 yrs. lives in Toronto and his new varieties are about ready to go on market Holland is multiplying them Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 19, 2016, at 4:53 PM, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote: > > I've tried different reticulata varieties from big box stores, but they > never persist in my garden. Any ideas why they fizzle out instead of > steadily increase like most spring bulbs? > > Do they have different cultural requirements than Muscari, daffodils, > tulips, etc.? Because that's what I've tried to grow them alongside. > > I'm wondering if they need a raised bed with fast draining soil. It surely > can't be winter cold killing them off. I'm in SW Ohio (USDA Zone 6). > > Thanks, > Dennis in Cincinnati > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/