I live in the Berkeley Hills in N. California and inherited plantings of hundreds of A. belladonna bulbs when we moved in 30 years ago. Many are never watered through the summer, especially now that I've turned off the sprinklers leading to my South African bed (and my California natives bed). Those in the sun bloom best. Some are buried deep (under a crowded grouping), but most are barely buried at all. I've dug up bulbs that were in the wrong place and thrown them in a shady heap and forgotten them, only to find them flowering the following August (see photo of a massive clump of bulbs, one flowering, another's stem emerging.) Their size can reach over 6" in diameter and most are too heavy to mail. But contact me directly at lindapwulf@gmail.com if you are able to pick some up in person. Yes, it's great living in Northern California but if only I could get my peonies and lilac to bloom... Linda Press Wulf -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_E6938.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 2789509 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…