I am sharing a couple of photos of plants that have done surprisingly well in my garden in zone 7b of North Carolina. Last spring I posted that I was surprised to find Eithea bluminavia had survived winter in my shade garden. I have since planted them in several locations and they all survived a second winter. I have attached a photo showing my largest clump in peak bloom. BTW, it never bloomed so well for me in pots. The other is Giffinia espiritensis. Last summer I planted it in three locations, and it has returned this spring in all three. This was a mild winter, but I am hopeful it can generally handle our winters, as long as the soil doesn't freeze. Both of these species offset prolifically and should be tried more widely in the southeast. I also planted Griffinia liboniana in the garden last summer, but so far it shows no sign of returning. -Bill -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Griffinia.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 446434 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Eithea.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 406980 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…