While they may not quite be bulbs, Kniphofia does make it into the PBS wiki as a genus. So here in NY two fall blooming species that will bloom soon, just before potential frost, are K multiflora and K bruceae. Both are in spike at this time. I protect both with a winter wood chip mulch as at least the latter comes from a not so cold area of South Africa. Both are tall and spectacular species and never seen around here or much at all actually. Here's a video I posted on youtube a while back on K multiflora in the garden. https://youtube.com/watch/… Another good South African species for fall bloom is Hesperantha coccinea. I saw them growing in patches of soil among rocks in a streambed on my last trip to SA before the pandemic hit, so I try to not let them get too dry for too long in the garden. However that hasn't been an issue this year as we have had plenty of excess rain this growing season. Two mild winters didnt hurt either even though they are winter mulched with wood chips just in case. One red flowered clone I got from a fellow facebook plant enthusiast begins flowering in late August/early September, the others begin in September. I am growing red and pink selections in my South African garden in the back of the house, not far from the K multiflora plants and they look splendid as I write this. Each year the clumps expand at a good clip and make more flower spikes. In milder climates than ours in NY they would likely continue flowering all winter, as I saw some flowers in SA in December so that would be equivalent to June for us. Ernie DeMariein z6/7 NY where fall is warmer than typical and the sun has returned after several days of clouds and a bit of rain one day. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>