Old House Garden Heirloom Bulbs
The only catalog I place an order from the day it arrives is Old House Garden s. I have success with their bulbs at least 75% of the time and that's a terrific record for our crazy back yard where critters dig up bulbs as fast as we plant them some years. Here are the fall-planted bulbs I selected - Drought tolerant and flexibile about soil type Rhodophiala bifida or Oxblood Lily (Called Hill Country Red by Plant Delights ) Cold hardiness zones 7a through 11 Sun to part shade Red flowers late summer to early fall 15 inches tall A bit pricey at 3 bulbs for $22.50 but they have a reputation for spreading. Easy to grow White Trillium grandiflorum Snow Trillium for the shade garden Trillium grandiflorum moist humus soil Height is 12 to 16 inches Zones 4a to 7b 10 for $28 Here's a fun bit of information about how they form colonies from Easy to Grow - ants, flies and beetles pollinate trillium flowers and the seeds are dispersed over short distances by ants....