tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post1029148647378590239..comments2023-11-29T04:15:55.957-07:00Comments on A Small, Sunny Garden: Spring Bulbs ReportAmy@SmallSunnyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-5250212834071217442016-05-10T03:32:14.584-07:002016-05-10T03:32:14.584-07:00Oh, I was hoping it might be useful for you! The ...Oh, I was hoping it might be useful for you! The winter chill question is so unpredictable since the USDA hardiness ratings don't really address it. I'm sure you saw Kris's comment above; she has more experience with the whole issue as her garden gets less chill even than mine. I will definitely be selecting Hippeastrum with one eye on garden use now. And yes, certainly the Ranunculus might need more water; I was having to water mine daily or so, and this was during our cooler, moister season. I intend to grow them again anyway as they are so gorgeous! Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-8054017278364795532016-05-09T06:20:23.272-07:002016-05-09T06:20:23.272-07:00Such an interesting post Amy and thank you for tak...Such an interesting post Amy and thank you for taking the time to do a "round up" of all these lovely bulbs. From your experiences I can plan a little better for planting this fall as, although I know we have different climates, that winter chill factor is something that we both have to contend with. I really love the Hippeastrum Ambiance because the color is so unusual but very lovely. The Narcissus x odorous and the Tulipa saxatalis look as if they are good bets and are so pretty! I'm going to try again with the Ranunculus as I think now that I let mine get too dry over winter. Thank you so much for sharing all of this!<br />- Kate xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080194896492043939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-53298281518308167192016-05-02T17:03:09.440-07:002016-05-02T17:03:09.440-07:00They're lovely little things, aren't they?...They're lovely little things, aren't they? I had just become enamoured of T. clusiana var. chrysantha before I left my last garden, and I hope to try it here eventually (read that, "next autumn!"). To a degree, I feel the same way about Narcissus...Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-54938317685615765572016-05-02T17:00:41.318-07:002016-05-02T17:00:41.318-07:00Thanks so much for the detailed comment, Kris - it...Thanks so much for the detailed comment, Kris - it really helps round out my experience from the last two springs! The Freesias are worth using quite a bit then... I intend to order from a SW supplier this year, instead of my old reliable but out-of-sync supplier in the upper Midwest! Hopefully that will make it easier to get some of the better selections in at the right time. I'm glad you mentioned Sparaxis and Ipheon, as I've thought about trying them; but, after getting fairly confused by results here, wasn't sure whether to give them a go or not! Would love to know whether you've tried Trigridia?Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-91966002878591233992016-04-30T06:15:02.783-07:002016-04-30T06:15:02.783-07:00It may be heresy, but I actually prefer the specie...It may be heresy, but I actually prefer the species tulips to their more flamboyant hybrids. Tulipa saxatalis is right up my street. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315847063483821430.post-22351928260992854172016-04-29T19:59:39.385-07:002016-04-29T19:59:39.385-07:00I agree with you about Ranunculus being water-hogs...I agree with you about Ranunculus being water-hogs, pretty as they are. I haven't tried all the species of Narcissus you mentioned but I've experimented with most of the the rest, albeit not the same cultivars. I grew some species tulips in my old garden but haven't tried them here - in my old garden, they came back for several years but in smaller and smaller numbers. In my own case, Freesias have done the best by far, followed by certain Narcissus, then Ixia. I'm hopeful that the Hippeastrum will naturalize here, as they did in my former garden, but at present all I can say is that they're returning on a reliable basis. The only spring-blooming genera I can think of that I've tried that you didn't mention are Sparaxis, Ipheon and Scilla (S. peruviana) - the first 2 bloom reliably each year but the latter returns on a haphazard basis.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com