Bulbs for Shady Places -- Part 2: Marge, it was a long time ago, but I think they were a purplish

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Marge, it was a long time ago, but I think they were a purplish sort of gray. I was expecting clean white (I said it was a long time ago! way back when before I realized white could mean many different things in a plant catalog, sort of like pink, blue and a few other words can mean almost anything) or at least not gray and was disappointed. We have moved several times since then and I have never tried them again. Maybe I should! These days I might be pleasnatly surprised!

The seasonal damp spots do dry off in summer. I was wondering if it meant they didn't like that dry dormant period and would do better in a more evenly moist (not boggy) soil. The damp woods wood be about like that. Although they are pretty wet in spring the daffodils and grape hyacinths planted on hillocks don't seem to mind....which brings me to another point. As an experiment I planted some daffodils in my ditch garden. They have thrived for two years now. I always read that daffs need good drainage. Any ideas?

Barbara Martin
Eco-Gardens Editor

-- posted by Cottage_Garden