Most of my narcissus are about finished (my favorites here in north east Texas are Grand Primo, Ehrlicheer, Avalanche, and Tete a Tete). I'd like to get some of the ones I see naturalized on some of the nearby ranches. My summer snowflake (leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant') are in full force, and some muscari that I rustled from an empty lot (with owner permission) are just now starting - I thought they'd probably be muscari neglectum but I'm not sure yet. I also saw most of my spring starflower (Ipheion uniflorum) in bloom when I went to my property. I've always liked 'Rolf Fiedler', but my newest favorite and best blue of the bunch is 'Jessie'. Just getting ready to bloom - lots of foliage so far - are the Spanish bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Excelsior'). The foliage on my Arum Italicum is absolutely lovely - I usually plant it among the hostas so I get similar foliage throughout the year. Now if we'd only get some rain... Lin in Texas -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of dells@voicenet.com Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 1:20 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Braggin' about what's blooming Dear All, Just before we got four or five inches of snow, there were the first of the crocuses, Galanthus elwesii, and Eranthis hyemalis blooming in the garden. Now they are buried. But indoors there is a flush of things beginning to bloom or finishing up: Hippeastrum papilio is done but looks like it might be setting seed. Similarly, Phaedranassa cinerea has swollen ovaries. And Pamianthe peruviana may also be setting seed, but it is too early to tell. Just starting are Cyrtanthus falcatus, Clinanthus (Stenomesson) latifolium, Eucrosia bicolor, Urceolina peruviana, and another that looks like it will be a different Phaedranassa, along with various Hippeastrum crosses. Finally, a clivia from seed donated to the BX a few years back is about to bloom for the first time: C. miniata 'Tricolor' x 'Flame' I grew the several of the South Americans in full sun this summer and fed them with an organic potassium supplement along with their regular bulb food. They have been almost bone dry since late September. Please, others, tell us what you've got blooming. Dell SE Pennsylvania, Zone 6/7 High today 20F (-7C), low tonight 6F (-15C). _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/