Bulbs for Dry and Moist shade in Design Elements

  DESIGN ELEMENTS Warm Bulbs What Are They? Spring flowering bulbs like daffodils, tulips, freesias, bluebells, to name a few are all bulbs from the northern hemisphere. They do best in cool climates and once the main spring show is over, there's nothing left to excite. <ul><li>It's time to changeup or simply extend the flowering season to what garden designer Peter Nixon terms 'warm bulbs.' </li> <li>These come from warmer climates such as South Africa and South America, therefore are more suited to a large part of eastern Australia-the 'cool sub trops.' (Cool sub-tropical).</li> <li>The other benefits of these spectacular bulbs are that they flower much later and longer;  late spring into summer and even autumn.</li> </ul> Warm Bulbs part 4-Dry Shade and Moist shade What kind of shade? NOT GLOOM! <ul><li>We are talking Cliveas, and not just Clivea miniata. </li> </ul> Try the following Cliveas <a href='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PpnmkagFNJ8/YPvVgt3VVRI/AAAAAAAAkzo/XNB3oL2_OSYvlkE79G6VQGuyy07noEpNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/clivea%2Bnobilis.jpg'></a> Clivea nobilis  Clivea nobilis -umbel with many florets, starting in late winter; variable colours from pale orange to deep orange red with green tips. Clivea gardenii-tubular and pendulous flowers; orange to red, however yellow and pink clones are also sometimes available to the plant collector. Clivea caulescens-flowers pendulous and tubular; orange-red with green tips Clivea robusta-pendulous flowers with green tips <a href='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWVHp6Are3Y/YPvTBliDPVI/AAAAAAAAkzg/zP5M3L6djpwgw1J3jRu_e0xcJGgIovhQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Clivea%2Bgroup%2B2%2Byellow_green%2B%25282%2529.jpg'></a> Bright shade will keep them happy. Full sun will fade the dark green to a pale washed out green and at worst, will burn the leaves <ul><li>Keep one thing in mind. Where the leaf union comes together, it has to be well above the soil otherwise the clivea will rot.</li> <li>As the roots push the upwards, DON'T be tempted to cover up the root system with more so