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Message: [QUOTE="Marck, post: 220345, member: 15114"] Low-elevation, coastal California's mild, mediterranean-type climate allows for an exceptionally wide variety of geophytes ('bulbs') to be successfully grown. However, some geophytes from colder climates do require vernalization (chilling hours) in order to insure successful bloom. This limits their adaptability in mild-winter climates unless additional pre-chilling steps are taken.[I] Eremurus[/I] and some [I]Tulipa [/I]are two examples of such plants. To be clear, the subterranean or surface [I]stem[/I] structures produced by various geophytes include corms, tubers, thickened rhizomes, and true bulbs, as well as as actual thickened storage roots. [/QUOTE]