Jay Yorch wrote: "I also saw my first snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) and first snowflakes (L. vernum I think) today, but these are just getting started and are not making much of a display yet. " Jay, does Leucojum vernum do well for you? Although I've had plants of this species in my garden for decades, they have never seemed really prosperous. They bloom and sometimes set seed, but there is always a sort of halting quality about their performance. Is anyone else out there having real success with this species? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/