Some survivors that I have had experience with include Tulipa sylvestris, Ornithogalum umbellatum, Eranthis hiemalis, Scilla hispanica, Ranunculus ficaria, Chionodoxa sp?, and Galanthus nivalis and elwesii and oh, not spring blooming, Lycoris squamigera Dell in arctic Pennsylvania -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Shawn Pollard Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:08 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] old homestead bulbs Dear All, Around Denton, TX where I lived for six years, the outlines of old homesteads are delineated with persisisting Muscari neglectum, Rhodophiala bifida, Lycoris radiata, Narcissus jonquilla, and a few other types of Narcissus. There were also clumps of Cooperia pedunculata at these sites, which were farther north than that species normally grows I think. Many of these places have been lost since the 1990s as undeveloped gaps in the urban landscape are filled in. Shawn Pollard Yuma, AZ ________________________________ From: Kathleen Sayce <ksayce@willapabay.org> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Sat, February 6, 2010 4:25:59 PM Subject: [pbs] old homestead bulbs My question is this: along with daffodils and Hyacinthoides, what other winter-spring flowering bulbs are likely to persist and thrive, decades after planting? Which crocus, tulips, etc, are truly survivors that outlast their gardens? Kathleen