Indulge me for mentioning some non-geophytes, but... This spring during a nature hike I stumbled across a vast patch of Camassia scilloides in bloom, and I just went back to collect some seeds. Sadly I was a little bit late and got a scant few. Still, I'm thrilled to death to have acquired some locally native material to add to my garden. Alongside the banks of a nearby stream are huge colonies of at least 2 kinds of plants. One of them was in bloom and I recognized it as Justicia, probably J. americana. I definitely want to add this to my collection, too! The other plant was not in bloom, but looked just like Justicia americana with darker foliage, and was growing in deeper water. I really don't know what it is, but I plan to find out. Oh, and another plant growing alongside the stream was Silphium perfoliatum. This is a huge pest in my yard! I planted it 5 years ago, allowed it to spread freely, and now I'm constantly pulling seedlings out of EVERY flower bed in my entire yard. (And I have a big yard.) At any rate, it brought a smile to my face to see it growing in the wild where it belongs. I wonder if the deer find it tasty? It seemed very well behaved, so something is certainly keeping it in check. Oh, and I also got seeds of Tradescantia, probably T. subaspera var. montana, in the woods too. :-) Dennis in Cincinnati (who loves late spring in Ohio)