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Re: perennials DIGEST V2 #2

In a message dated 97-10-25 22:13:55 EDT, you write:

<< 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. >>

            Here in the Gulf south if we planted bulbs 10-12" deep as in
northern climates, we'd never see them again. We would be burying them
instead of planting them. Here, it is  recommended that we  plant no deeper
 than twice the  width of the buld. The ground here doesn't freeze  in
winter. Our summers  here are too hot and humid  to plant that deep, they'd
rot before the summer is over. 
           I love planting daffoldils  for spring colot. What are some of the
 daffs  that are worth planting other that King Alfreds?

CherrylM
Baker, LA 
USDA zone 8b
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