It's a beautiful spring day in Indiana! There are more flowers blooming outdoors every day, it seems. We have numerous Iris reticulata cultivars ion bloom, including 'Gordon', 'Pauline', and 'Pixie'. One accession of Trillium nivale is blooming in several patches. Only one of the patches suffered chomping by something (snails?) under the winter cover of dead leaves. The first Narcissus of the season is in bloom since yesterday, probably Rijnveld's Early Sensation. There is a form of Crocus coming up in scattered places where I did not plant them. Corydalis angustifolia seedlings are up and in bloom in many places in the bed where I originally planted C. angustifolium 'Georgian White'. This species seems to be self-fertile. My two shoots of Colchicum (Bulbocodium) vernum are in flower. The buds were snow white but they opened the proper pink color. There are still lots of spring flowers yet to appear. Jim Shields in mild and sonny Westfield, Indiana USA ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA