Bulbs: Simple Pleasure: Narcissus pseudonarcissus., 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
Susan, tulips do well with hostas. I have some in my raised bed under the edges of a tree canopy, the hostas take up moisture and give the tulips a dry summer rest, which is what they get in their natural habitat. Some parrot tulips planted in 2000 have returned this year to flower, but species do well around the edges. They are fairly shaded but get sun when leaves are off the tree until May, by then they have nearly done their stuff. They also get some afternoon sun.

andy, that is a very desirable pink narc., I would love to know the name.

Kenton is that your baby Musa sikkimensis?

This is the bed in 2001, it's first proper year. the blue is Corydalis flexuosa Pere David, which grew over winter and flowered for around 3 months, the hostas were young then. The corydalis has mostly disappeared, they don't like to be smothered and rot, but it is easy to grow them from small crowns. tree roots have infiltrated the whole bed, moles have a great time in it too, but it still does well. It could do with a top up id I ever get around to it!

I took a digi from a 35mm pic (2001), the sun was a little too bright but that is all I have.