Ain't they purty!

Late to this thread but I thought I would add my .02 ....... I live in Caswell county, planting zone 7b. Several years ago got about 5 gallon ziplocks full in one trip up in Haywood county. . I've found in the past that if you keep them in the fridge with the bulbs in water they'll stay fresh for several weeks, but that trip I had more than I could keep like that. Decided to see if they'd grow around here. I put some in a huge plastic tree/shrubbery pot, rocks in the bottom and some humus from Lowes on the top. Set this in deep deep shade and tried to keep them moist thru the summers. They lasted about 4 seasons, coming up every spring and finishing off with the little seed pods in early summer. Can't say that they really multiplied that well, but they gave me a few every spring to have with my scrambled eggs. One really hot/dry summer finished 'em off (and by then I'd quit watering them), but for a few years my ramp huntin' consisted of going out behind the house and pullin' a few.