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Perennials: fall cleaning, 1 by DonnaMack

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I notice that some come back better than others. The division 1 Mount Hood is my best returner and multiplies a lot. But I planted three different triandrus daffodils (Thalia, Silk Shot and Tresamble), all from Old House Gardens - the best, and none showed up. I planted two sets of what was supposed to be a division 1 by Grant Mitsch with a pink trumpet called Vie en Rose. Very expensive because division one pink trumpets don\'t seem to exist. They were reclassified as division 2 (small cup) which means they were overpriced (10 for $19) and they didn\'t return after one year.

But Mrs. Backhouse does wonderfully. There is also one called Geranium that was already in my yard and comes back well. And WP Milner, which I use mostly for pest control, does really well.

So I learned two things:

No triandrus, no matter what anyone says.

No new expensive bulbs (something I learned long ago about perennials.)

Here is Mrs. Backhouse: the first \"pink\". More apricot. Heirloom. Just added some to another spot.