Beginner Gardening: Question Regarding Fall Bulbs, 0 by guardians

guardians wrote:
Christy,
I, too, am a fairly novice gardener. I knew that I wanted tons of flowers in my yard and also for cut flowers. I have not had as much success with spring bulbs except for daffodils, (very hot here) but great success with lilies and daylilies. Out of the 60+ daylilies I have planted, I have only lost 1. Asiatic and Oriental lilies are effortless for the return they give, and you can plant early, midseason and late blooming varieties to keep them coming. Last year I had one dinnerplate dahlia that blew me away, and now I have 30 different types, hoping half of them do as well as that one last year. I have 1 awesome hardy hibiscus, transplanted from a root two years ago - it has over 80 buds on it and started blooming this am. Not sure what zone you are in, but some of them are hardy to zone 5 I think.

Squirrels ate the first 60 Caladiums I planted. After a dose of cayenne pepper, the next 24 came up just fine!

Seems like anything that comes from a tuber, bulb, corm or root I have good fortune with; seeds are a different matter. The only success I have had is with moon flower and Cosmos. I need a greenhouse.

Good luck and keep it up.