On 8 Mar 05 at 10:33, James Waddick wrote: > Leucojum (or is it Acis?) vernum carpaticum starts emerging > flowers first, but by now already has a stem with yellow tipped > flowers. A very slow increaser compared to L. aestivum which is eager to > multiply and self sow. Can't see much different with a small plant of > 'Gravetye Giant'. > > Nice to see, but seems way too early along with lots of other > pre-spring blooms. Leucojum is still the right name for L. aestivum and L. vernum. It's the little guys that make up Acis. I've planted dozens, perhaps hundreds, of L. vernum bulbs here over the years, then watched them peter out and die. There is only one place in my garden, of all I've tried, where they succeed. I moved the lingering survivors from another location and they are obviously putting on strength. The one location is rather sunny and dry in summer, fairly well drained in winter (important in my soggy garden). Flowering is just about over here for L. vernum, and L. aestivum is just starting to come into flower. L/A tingitanum is in flower as I speak, in a pot. The biggest of the Acises, and sufficiently different I wonder if the DNA studies looked at its status. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island