In the areas that dry out in summer I’d think camas would do well. Not a bulb but you could try Primula florindae mixed in with your camas for a blue and yellow show. The NARGS seed exchange usually has seeds of Primula florindae and also Primula japonica, both are pond side plants although they usually like a bit of shade. You can get seed of camas from Willamette Wildings https://willamettewildlings-seed.square.site/ <https://willamettewildlings-seed.square.site/>. I recently bought seed from them and they were great to deal with. I should warn you that it will take along time to get flowering size plants of camas so you might want to start with bulbs which the Dutch are happy to supply. If you want seed of Erythranthe (Mimulus) guttatus I’d be happy to share some of the packet I got from Willamette Willdings. At 2500 seeds per packet I think I can afford to share. The seed is very fine so it’s easy to ship in a regular envelope. If you’re interested respond to me privately. Another erythranthe you should try is Mimulus cardinals. I have red and yellow color forms but I’m not sure I have seed of them. Jan Jeddeloh Portland, Oregon, USA Zone 8 ish > On Nov 24, 2020, at 9:09 AM, Kathleen Sayce via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Living also in 8b and 1 mile from the Pacific Ocean, here is my wish list of plants I would grow if I had a pond with year round water: > As mentioned by several others, any number of moisture-loving irises, though I would remove the I. pseudacorus to keep it from taking over. > > Lilium pardalinum—first saw this growing in a gravel bed in a stream, a lovely, huge plant > Also try Cardicrinum, which does like a lot of moisture > Crinum lilies—look for the hardier selections, which should thrive in moist locations, Crinum x powellii is a good start, there are many more > Lobelias—the big perennials, hummingbirds adore them and they are excellent where there is enough moisture, red, blue; L. siphilitica, L. cardinals, etc > Monkeyflowers, Erythranthe guttatus is the native yellow-flowered species here along the coast, other species from inland should be tried too. E. lewisii, etc > Helenium, sneezeweed, always does better with moisture, flowers late summer, yellows, oranges, coppery browns > Caltha palustris—but be sure this is what you have, several times people have shown me their ‘caltha’, which turned out to be Ranunculus ficaria, which can be a thug in the maritime PNW. > Erigeron philadelphicus, Philadephia daisy > > Keep us posted on how your wet meadow and pond edge do! > Kathleen > Nahcotta, WA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>