Dear Friends, Speaking of Old Homestead bulbs... around here the usual culprits are small cup narcissus. More often distributed around an old farmstead you may find Iris domestica (was Belamcanda chinensis) . And in the most inhospitable hot dry site Iris orientalis (was I orchraleuca) still pop up long after any hint of a house exists. We have never seen tulips, snow drops or crocus outlast an "old home". Once I have seen escaped Scilla sibirica (yes I know that is the old name, but I'm not about to jump on this wagon any too soon) around the edge of a home. This are does not support a lot or variety of bulbs without some care. Out climatic extremes don't support any, but the most vigorous sorts. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +