I am interested in scilla, winter aconite, snowdrops, crocus tommasinianus, iris reticulata cultivers, and hyacinths. I have enough daffodils and can't plant tulips because of deer. Take a look at my 'have' list which is current. I will be adding more to the list as plants break dormancy. Thanks for looking.

Thank you, thank you all. It seems others have been thinking along my line of thought too and I'm happy to hear some of you are breaking all the rules with success. I should have also mentioned all the dead foliage at my parents garden is still in place, so I won't have any problems locating what I want to locate. I made some pretty good mental notes earlier in the season too. I've kind of given up on the idea of planting most spring bulbs amongst my other perennials. It just gets too difficult when I want to move something and end up digging up bulbs in the process of moving something else. Since I move things around a lot, I've had this problem often. Bulbs that are planted very deep aren't as big a problem, but those little ones just a few inches below the surface are. That's the reason I'm kind of excited about having this area I can devote to spring bulbs. The hedge in the rear of this area will eventually fill in all the bare spots, but that's going to take a few years. In the meantime I have a blank slate to work with. Kevin

Hi Several bulb types that I've been having good luck with are Lily of the nile Agapanthus several sizes and colors. Society garlic , has nodding purplish flowers , several gesneriads (not african violets but have never tried them Amazon lily looks like daffodils and flowers more than once a year ,Blood lily pretty but short lived flowering but has attractive foliage Cannas of course gazillions to choose from heliconias. Peruvian daffodils tropical iris i particularly like the tall types . bloom off and on throughout summer . Caldwell lily I have trouble getting them to go dormant but bet not a problem in 9 ??lol Many many south african bulbs ,gladiolus watsonias sparaxis some require very hot dry summers Many types of terrestrial orchids Already mentioned Crinum,Amaryillis , rain lilys. daylily . good luck gary

Not bulbs precisely - the plants actually grow from small rhizomatous tubers.......very similar to lily of the valley pips. Yes, one can often find them for sale in fall with other spring blooming bulbs but you are just as likely to find them for sale in leaf (and sometimes flower) as started plants in spring. They are sold like this even at local grocery stores! And they spread or naturalize beautifully if sited where they are happy.