I'm looking for some advice. I was given several allium bulbs by my brother-in-law to grow in my flower bed (they were from a box at a store, I think). I didn't realize, as a gardening newbie, that I needed to plant them in the fall for them to flower this spring. Needless to say, I planted in late March/early April. I did get some skinny leaves and some very small blooms (compared to the blooms I saw in the Internet) which surprised me - I didn't expect to see any blooms. The leaves and flowers dried up. I'm wondering if the bulbs will survive the remainder of the summer and all fall/winter to bloom next spring. Have I sapped all their energy by planting late and now will have an empty space in my flower bed? Should I did them up, or leave them and hope for the best next year?

Any advice would be appreciated. I also made this mistake with the dwarf iris, tulip, and crocus bulbs he gave me :(

- Rachel