Hi all, I planted two bulbs of Fritillaria imperialis that someone gave me last fall. At least one of them is coming up. I've never tried them before, as I was (and still am) convinced that they are not going to survive here. Right now we have Fritillaria pallidiflora and F. pluriflora in bloom. We have F. acmopetala and F. purdyi in bud. We have F. camschatcensis that returns and blooms in one spot. Another accession of F. camschatcensis and one of F. thunbergii come up in the woodland garden, but never bloom. These plants have all been in the ground for at least 3 winters now. Almost all the other frits we have tried have died out quickly, and that is a lot of frits! I have two flats of F. pudica seedlings from seed from Ron Ratko (Northwest Native Seed) that are coming up. These flats sit outdoors under a bench in the lath house all year long. I guess I should try transplanting them into beds somewhere after they die back down in summer. Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925 Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP