Warm Bulbs for Bright Semi-Shade in Design Elements

 DESIGN ELEMENTS Warm Bulbs What Are They? <p style="font-weight:400;">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.</p> <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). <a href='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b1pdLYrTMOw/YPphCm7LQII/AAAAAAAAkxg/RA48nPTW-rIIp8GQ94Fp7-Xa4H-1gANIACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Scadoxus%2Bmultiflorus%2Bvar.%2Bkatarineae%2BFireball%2Blily.jpg'></a> Scadoxus multiflorus var. katarineae photo P. Nixon </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> <p style="font-weight:400;">We're starting of this 4 part series with 'bulbs for bright semi-shade.'</p> <ul><li>The first group are Scadoxus species, some of which evergreen.</li> <li>This group DO NOT like low light levels, and poor  drainage.</li> <li>If growing under a tree, the canopy must be well above so the bulbs are not shaded.</li> <li>Even morning sun would be good.</li> <li>Bulbs are the size of an onion.</li> <li>DO NOT bury the bulbs as you would a tulip are narcissus. The neck of these bulbs MUST be half-emerged.</li> </ul> <p>Peter mentions these:</p> <p>Scadoxus multiflorus var. katarinaea - Fireball Lily (but also grows in Southern Highlands equating to higher altitude South Africa). </p> <p>Scadoxus membranaceus -entirely staminate and surrounded with pale bracts.</p> <p>I have some of these warm bulbs-namely two varieties of Haemanthus.One flowers easily, and the other, I’ve yet to discover where it prefers to grow so it puts out the red paintbrush flower.</p> <p style="