What bulbs do you have? They don't all have the same requirements.

It is a list!!!

(Dont mind my notes off to the side, just wanted to remind myself about the color and height and when to expect the blooms so I can kind of plan out which beds to put what)

Most say - water lightly until you see top growth, then moderately during growth cycle. A few say lightly and then lightly during growth. I am going to make sure I really pay attention where I put them.

The weather is Florida is all over the place, last winter we had so much rain, this year it has been so nice, sunny bright, clear skies (so nice that many plants have already bloomed, they think it is spring!)

One of these is actually for a zone up from me, so I have to find that one and wait to plant it in case we get some decent cold snaps in feb. This weekend has been our 1st real cold day, it was 39 when I woke up... holy moly! But since it was the 1st for the season I can't be too upset.

NARCISSUS JETFIRE - yellow - 8 -10 -
early mid -
full to part

Narcissus Pipit - yellow and white
center - 14-16 - early - full to part

Narcissus Geranium - white and
yellow center - 14-16 - late - full

Allium Atropurpureum - deep dark purple - 34-36 - summer
- full

Lachenalia Pustulata - light purple - 6-12- late winter - full sun / sandy

Triteleia Rudy - white with purple stripe - 12-18- early summer
- full to part

Triteleia Laxa Corrina - purple with stripe - 12-18- early summer - full to part

Starflower Charlotte Bishop - pink with stripe - 10 -spring - part shade
maybe full sun

Anemone Lord Lieutenant - blue - 8-10 - early mid - full to part.

Anemone Monarch de Caen Mix - red/white/blue - 8-10 - early mid - full to
part

Anemone The Governor - red - 8-10 - early mid - full to part

Belladonna Lily Pink Hybrids - pink
- 28 -36 - summer
-full

Eremurus Shelford Hybrids - (cream/pink/yellow) 46-54 - late spring summer - full

Eremurus Romance - pink - 48-60 - late spring -
full

Lycoris Red 'Radiata - red - 20 -24 - summer - full to light shade

Freesia Single Mix - multi - 18 - 24 -spring - full to light shade

Gladiolus Nanus Mixed - multi - 18 -32 - spring - full to light shade

Dutch Iris Spring Sparkle Mix - multi - 18-24 - late
spring early summer - full

Ixia Venus - deep pink - 18-22 - late spring
early summer - full

Sparaxis Celebration Mix - multi - 10-12 - late
spring early summer - full

Camassia Esculenta - blue - 26- 30 - late spring
early summer - full

Fritillaria
Uva Vulips - marroon with yellow - 8-10 - late
spring - full to part

Sandy soil is the opposite of mine but they both need lots of organic matter. An interesting thing I read about peat moss is that it has/creates a network that traps nutrients, which is what sandy soils need. If you have an area to experiment try coffee grounds. I dug in at least an inch in a new area last spring and noticed thru our dry summer that soil seemed to hold the moisture. Very strange. They may work as a top dressing if agitated with the top inch of soil?

If Tampa doesn't get some freezing temps. I doubt the Eremurus, Camassia and Fritillaria will last. Our winters only have 1-2 hrs. some nights in January and those items do not establish here :-((

I don't mind if they are only annuals, just about everything I bought was a sale item so I figured I could experiment with some of these. The bulbs came from a place that says they grow warm climate bulbs, but their climate is much drier than mine! (They are South California, me Central West Florida)

What is bad is if the Fritillaria type I bought does OK it might tempt me to try ones that are rated outside of my zone. I bought one that says hardy to zone 9, but they had others that rated only to zone 8.

But the one I bought also says to keep it dry during the summer, that is daily thunderstorms and hurricane time for me, our wettest time of year! Even if I can elevate and mix in some gravel for drainage it still might be too much humidity so really my only hope is to get a bloom to enjoy this year. But if I can get a bloom I will be happy to see something that I don't normally see in every other yard.

Yep! It is a little bit of hope and gamble... Too bad I don't gamble for real, I could win something bigger than a bloom! LoL

Iris gal I had a camassia pop up in my yard in Mobile, Al,

a native. I left it when I moved, of course. Don't have any

idea what kind.

Josephene --- I looked up Mobile. Wow. You have colder winters than we do. Maybe I need to try Camassia again.

Irisgal,

They are out of stock (ashame b/c I bought mine less than 2 weeks ago and at 40% off!) but here is the one I am going to try.

https://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/products/camassia-esculenta-indian-hyacinth?variant=27296506886

Another variety of beautiful blue camassia, esculenta produces smaller bulbs, carries a lower price and is well adapted to both cold and very hot climates. ... Note: these bulbs are cultivated, not collected from the wild.

Exposure: Full to day sun

Hardiness: Zones 4-9

Their guide says that this bulb is not as fussy about too much moisture.

https://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/pages/camassia-planting-guide

Camassia are one of the few bulbs you'll find on this website that will grow in soil that's moist more of the time. For these beauties, perfect drainage isn't a requirement.

Site your camassia where they will receive full sun if the soil is moist. In slightly dried soils camassia can be grown in areas that receive 4-5 hours of direct sunlight.

I wanted to post which type in case you did want to give them a try again.

Esculenta not needing as moist of a soil might do. Thank you SweetMonkey, and thanks for the link!!

I ordered hardy glads and begonias from Easytogrow a couple of years ago.