My Bulb Order arrived..Your input is appreciated

Just received my order from Brent and Becky's Bulbs..some of these I have never grown...could you tell me where (sun, full sun, shade, morning sun only) you are growing these with our hot texas sun??..TIA..Jeanne
Bessera Elegans aka Coral Drops ..research says Full Sun
Mirabilis "Jalapa" aka 4 oclocks?.. research says Full Sun
Ornithogalum thyrsoides "Alaska" aka "Star of Bethlehem" research says Part Shade
Asclepias Tuberosa aka "Butterfly Weed" research says Full Sun
Sparaxis Tricolor aka "Harlequin Flower" research says Full Sun
Triteleia laxa "Corrina" research says Partial sun morning sun only??
Tritonia Crocata "Pink Sensation" research says Part Sun

the asclepias should be in the fullest "full sun" that you have.

Last year I grew the bessera in a container in a spot that got several hours of sun, it did very well, and the bulbs multiplied. I love this flower, the color is vivid. Since it is from the southwest and Mexico, I imagine it would like Texas even better.
Tritonia crocata, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, and sparaxis are naturally winter growing bulbs in their native South Africa. If your winters are frost free or nearly so, they will revert to emerging in fall and blooming in late winter or early spring. They require dry conditions while dormant (or should be dug and stored, to be replanted in Sept/Oct). Since you are getting the corms now, I think it would be best to give them morning sun and afternoon shade, if only to avoid hot temperatures that will send them back into dormancy. They may not perform at their best once it gets hot. In winter they will take full sun.
Good luck,
Ernie

Jeanne, the A. tuberosa needs full sun, you'll have Monarch eggs very soon! Mine are full of eggs and cats.

The 4'oclocks do best in full sun and can really take the heat. Some of my tubers are big as potatoes! They get about 3' tall and are weak stemmed, so plant them where they can lean on a strong neighbor.

Triteleia laxa "Corrina" research says Partial sun morning sun only??

This one grows over the winter for me and needs full sun to bloom--and a super dry summer dormancy site.
Debbie

Debbie,Jay, Cong and Flygirl!!..Thanks yall..I planted them all yesterday...Jeanne

The Four O'Clocks do good for me in an enriched soil with plentiful moisture, especially in full sun. The do appreciate some shade in the late day once the summer heat has come, and sometimes they seem to wilt a bit anyway, but once the evening cools off a little, they perk back up. They're tough and will survive regardless!

They will set seed prolifically all season and these will sprout quickly in open soil or in mulch, each one forming a tuberous rootstock that will live over the next winter.You'll have *plenty* to share, both seeds and tubers.

R.