Linnea, Freesias have bang for the buck. Buds along the stem open in sucession for a longer show (than daffs, tulips, etc) in early spring. Multiply easily and would likely store well. Pink with yellow throat are really nice. The golden yellows seem to multiple the fastest. I think ranunculus are drop dead gorgeous but they too are spring bloomers. I have not had success with out of the ground storage. Perhaps stored in fast draining soil, moistened every 2 months? Ixia are graceful with long arching narrow stems loaded with fat buds along the last 6+ inches. Late spring. Have never tried storing. Need to plant in same hole for great effect. Lovely. Babiana have rich jewel colors - over quickly and plentiful foliage is slow to ripen. Late spring. I only keep them because of the colors (in a vy large pot with chives). Sparaxis are easy. I think the purply ones are the prettiest. I tired of the red quickly. Trigridias have a larger flower than sparaxis; open to show the interesting mottled contrasting centers. Easy. Didn't combine well in my garden. I have had lousy luck with anemone blanda. De Caen anemones do great (bloomin now with the daffs) & very showy. Don't know about storage. Summer blooming semi-tropical bulbs/tubers are scant. I think you have the best with dahlias & tuberous begonias. A showly glad is Wine And Roses (I think) but it must be staked. The prettiest don't seem to be offered online. Watsonia needs to be in the ground for 2 or 3 years for a good show. Deep rooted - not a good subject for pots. Mature clumps 4+ feet tall. Devil to dig out established ones. Milk & Wine Crinum Lily - a want Scarborough Lily aka Vallota speciosa - love it. Sprekelia - very exotic looking. Mealy bugs get into mine. Homeria - seldom seen spring bloomer. Long wiry stem with canteloupe colored, tubular bell flowers - charming. My more flamboyant gardening friend saw mine & loved. Also in yellow if I remember correctly. Dutch iris - a spring must for me in medium lavender. Bletilla striata - love these. Finally found a spot where they're happy with morning sun only. Don't see foliage yet - maybe the huge weed crop obscures? Cyclamen florist type. Easy spring. Sorry so many are spring.

Your Lily is lovely, I love the color. Is your cybister a Lima or a Jungle Star, which ever it is it's very beautiful also. Thanks for sharing. Donna

It is nice indeed. It is a picture of the lady I got it from, so it is not my flowering bulb yet. I had to cut the leaves off, so it is outside in the bed, trying to recover right now. It has two rootless babies on it. First I thought of Clivia too, but the leaves are not wide. Looking at the pictures of Cyrtanthus Elatus (Scarborough Lily) compared to this picture, I think I have this one... I will definitely tell you later when it is in bloom. I hope I can keep it and keep it well. When I saw the bulb, I knew it was not a hippeastrum, but I didn't rule out amaryllid origins. Thank you for finding out what it's name is.

Hi Sylvia, Thanks...I'd love to trade:-) I'm down home right now so I can bring a tiny bit of another angelwing that blooms white(really pretty foliage) as well as the red I have in abundance. Peaches sound great..will they work in the houston area? Yes to the lemon mint... my patch of it just gave up. I'll have some true Greek mint to share soon(Mom's friend brought seeds from the old country and I'm bringing some back from her mint bed in PA) Any salvias you have to share would be great! I don't have any and the more I research them and see the wonderful colors...yummmm. Ohhh, just googled variegated aucuba, looks great! You have mail with my phone number to let me know how you'd like to connect to get your pair of tickets:-)