Vox Humana wrote:
"Brian" wrote in message
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You have also included corms ~[crocus]. The Crocosmias have been very much
improved and can now fill midsummer to late autumn.


To expand along those line, you can add iris, gladiolas, lilies, calla
lilies, alliums, and dahlias. If you add rhizomes, you can include cannas.
I'm sure the list is quite long.

What about bulbs (rhizomes, corms, etc) that don't require being dug up
and stored over the winter?

I was very excited when I saw your suggestion for calla lilies (they're
my favorite flower), but, my mom burst that bubble when she said they
need to be dug up and stored for the winter.

I'm a lazy gardener -- I plant stuff with the expectation that I won't
have to come back to it. Irises (which are the fussiest flower I've
planted) are "supposed" to require winter storage, but, mine still bloom
every other year or so, which is good enough for me .

Gwen