Brilliant beautiful gardeners of bulb plants, please advise?

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Now you made me all nervouside bout my sperience. Someday I wants to be a real gardener but 5,000 acres of wheat don't count I guess. What zone is your cuz in? The new love of my life are Clivia, they aren't frost hardy but they love shade, deep shade and north windows as house plants. In frost free areas or as house plants they bloom in mid-winter when nothing else does, great for cabin fever and depression. They come from S Africa but you'll love the fact the Egyptians took a fancy to them 2 or 3 thousand years ago and they traveled the spice routes with each region lending there own breeding priorities. Right now my house is crammed with them, impetus to get my green house built. Up until the first world war they were the most common house plant in Europe. There are mini's that fit in a tea cup and some five foot tall with a flower umbel as big as a basketball. They can take 5-7 years to bloom from seed. They aren't a bulb but form a Gordian knot of ropey succulent roots able to withstand drought. Plan on getting seed and some two and three year olds with your care package this spring. Check out the scary prices on eBay, thousands for mature plants and hundreds for one seed. I've been buying hundred lots of common Chinese seed for a dollar a seed for my experiments with polypoids..Most of the seed up for auction now won't be ripe for shipping until December. Raising Clivia requires trust, patience and deep pockets. The most I've payed for a plant was a mature wild one for $175 and my most expensive single seed was $35 and I KILLED IT.!!! Now that's experience - GRRRRRR .RScott...Show more

I love bulbs -they ask for so little and give so much ! most all bulbs will bloom and thrive in shade -actually the blooms last longer. I did an experiment last year with the always beautiful and oh so fragrant stargazer lilies ,gladiolus &lupines planted some in shade and some in full sun while the "sun babies" grew larger and bloomed earlier the "shade babies"although smaller lasted about 2 weeks longer in full bloom .I use brecks for my purchases and have never been let down-take a look at brecks.com happy gardening !...Show more

like the last two answers, daffs and tulips will do well in shade, and there are so many varieties of tulips to choose from. Good luck...Show more

I know there are alot of different of varieties out there to choose from, might I suggest going to your local garden center or greenhouse and ask them what would be best for where you want to plant bulbs. They are the experts. I do love bulb flowers though especially tulips, daffodils and all varieties of lillies.

EDIT---- You keep wanting answers from people with experience but yet you don't think those that work at greenhouses are experienced? Hmmmmm, one would think those would be the people to go to with questions. Was just giving you the same advice that my mother gave me when I started gardening. Sorry it wasn't what you wanted to hear....Show more

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