Mark, I would suggest Nerine filifolia, N. filamentosa, and N. angulata for your troughs. They can do a fair imitation of being evergreen, and N. platypetala grows in permanent bog or marsh spots. N. filifolia blooms in August, filamentosa in September, and angulata has one bloom showing in my rock garden -- where it was plants this past summer. Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana At 10:26 PM 11/1/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Puppin I never thought of Cyclamen. Thanks. Nerines are too big for my >troughs which will be 2x1 feet approximately. > >Mark >Norn Iron >zone 8 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "puppincuff" <puppincuff@cox.net> >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 8:26 PM >Subject: Re: [pbs] bulbs for year round interest > > > > Mark, > > I would try Ipheion, Anemone spp., Nerine, Cyclamen, dwarf Narcissi, and > > Alstroemeria (although this last might fill the trough with roots too > > quickly) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Smyth" <mark@marksgardenplants.com> > > To: "pbs" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 12:06 PM > > Subject: [pbs] bulbs for year round interest > > > > > > hi all > > > > Over the winter months I'm planning to convert 5 large plastic troughs >into > > tufa troughs. My plan is to have small bulbs only and have something in > > flower all year. Each trough will have for example two small Tulips >species > > > > I just cant think of bulbs to buy other than spring bulbs and Colchicums. > > What do you suggest? The troughs will be in full sun. > > > > Mark > > N Ireland > > zone 8 > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP