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Re: Wintering Perennials

It may be a climate thing (I'm in USDA 4).  Mine have been reblooming for a
number of years, although the flowers have been smaller in subsequent years
despite extensive fertilizing. We have some that are growing in a spot that
is shaded during the summer, like another poster's and they been there
since before we moved into the house and are still producing large flowers.
Perhaps cooler soil temperatures are the secret.  I also plant deeper than
normal, about 10-12" down, because I was told by a local gardener that it
would keep them blooming longer.  
You might want to try some of the species tulips, which will actually
reproduce in the garden.  They aren't as large and spectacular as the
common hybrids, but they come in some interesting colours and flower shapes
(mostly flatter and more open) and make a great addition to your garden. 
And of course Bill is correct.  There are some really fine daffodils around
besides the ubiquitous King Alfreds and they deserve to be more popular.

Bob Campbell

.
> 
> Plant daffodils instead--they reliably rebloom each year, gaining in
strength
> instead of diminishing like tulips.  And the creatures don't eat the
bulbs.
> 
> Bill Lee
> American Daffodil Society

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