I can send you seed for some non-bulbous Pennsylvania natives that are quite attractive in bloom, especially cardinal flower and swamp hibiscus. On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 11:36 PM stephen willson via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I'd be interested in canvassing the PBS membership on possible pond-side > planting suggestions for a Pacific Northwest Zone 8b location. Since > moving into our new house 3.5 years ago time has been spent on establishing > more traditional garden areas in what was a cleared field, but my mind is > now turning to a pond-side area that I think has some unique > opportunities. I attach two photos of the pond area - one in mid-summer > when the water level is reduced by ca. 18 inches (45 cm) and one today with > the water level almost at its maximum level. There are three possible > growing zones - a 'grass hinterland' (dryer in summer than in winter); a > seasonally submerged zone; and an annually submerged zone. What bulbs > might one plant here? I'm planning in advance as I expect several will > have to be raised from seeds. > > Around the pond - excluding the cattails - I have some Yellow Flag Iris > (Iris pseudacorus) that some would say are invasive, and I also have Iris > setosa, which would work here too. In the recent SX I received seeds of > Iris laevigata and ensata which should work well pond-side. Forms of Calla > Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) should, I think, also grow in the seasonally > submerged and annually submerged zones. In the grass hinterland, species > crocus, tulipa and Western American lily hybrids should do fine. (I have > L. kelloggii and pardalinum elsewhere in the garden, with other seedlings > on the go.) > > I can't help but think that I am ignorant of possibly quite distinctive > plants that could grow here. I would welcome any suggestions. I should > add that in the 3.5 years that we have been here the pond has only > frozen-over once for a couple of weeks in a cold-spell. Zone 8b has a > potential minimum winter temperature of 15 to 20 °F (-9 to -6 °C), but this > would be relatively rare. I am a mile from the sea, so cold temperatures > are ameliorated somewhat. Winter wet is probably the biggest risk to some > bulbs, but those potentially suited to the seasonally submerged and > annually submerged zones should presumably be immune to this. > > I would welcome any suggestions from the PBS as to what might work well > here! > > Steve Willson, > Bow, WA > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: IMG_2202.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1733312 bytes > Desc: IMG_2202.jpg > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: IMG_2236.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1504751 bytes > Desc: IMG_2236.jpg > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > 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>
