Pacific Northwest Gardening: Favored Weird Plants you can't wait to burst from the ground, 1 by

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I don't know if you are talking to me, Willow, or to Holly, but my bulbs were several years old, like probably 5 years. They didn't really put on a good show of foliage, either. They are the purpleish variety. It's possible they would like it better out front.

In the realm of 'wierd' or 'different' plants, I always look forward to Scilla peruviana. It's one of the prettiest bulbs around.

More in the 'wierd' category is Rumex flexuosus, but I don't have a photo of it. I grew these from seed last year and they are very cool. The leaves look like miniature kelp. They are actually a very decided bronze color. I can't wait until mine look like this:
http://www.stewo.no/R/Rumex flexuosus 2.jpg