Re: Summer bulbs (formerly Thanks for the Feedback)

     About those bulbs:  the allium moly is hardy, but isn't always a reliable
rebloomer for me, much to my chagrin.  I think the bulbs split and multiply
and then aren't big enough to rebloom.  Possibly planting them deeper would
help?  
     If you planted the big, gorgeous anemones (windflowers), they almost
certainly won't survive a winter outdoors.  The little, early ones are fine,
but not those fancy ones.
     I don't know for sure what you mean by swordflower.  If you mean
crocosmia or montbretia, some strains are hardier than others and you're at
the colder limit for even the hardiest.
     I would suggest that you get yourself a few reliable bulb catalogs.
Throw out any catalog that claims that everything they sell is hardy
everywhere.  I happen to have in front of me right now the John Scheepers
catalog, which has a website at www.johnscheepers.com.  They have lots of nice
things, good quality.
     One final word:  I live in Zone 6 and have gladiolus in my vegetable
garden that have been coming up for years.  They're on the south side of my
house in a protected spot.  So microclimate is a big factor.  Don't count on
those bulbs being hardy, though.

Vivien
Zone 6, MA
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