No snow today, but all of my spring bulbs, some in full bloom, are under a foot and a half (45 cm) of snow that fell three days ago. I was warned that western South Dakota gets a lot of snow in the spring. Eugene Zielinski Rapid City, SD > [Original Message] > From: Boyce Tankersley <btankers@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 4/13/2013 10:12:01 AM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Awful spring, was Namibia > > Hi All: > > Snow flurries this morning in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Galanthus > have been in flower the last couple of weeks. Iris reticulata and > histroides cultivars are looking nice as well as Eranthis hyemalis. > Bulbocodium vernum is showing color. Most of the Crocus species and > cultivars are up as well and when the sun comes out (rarely the last month > or so) they put on a show. Noticed the first of the Narcissus in flower > but too blustery and cold to actually go out and get close enough to > identify it. We are about 2 weeks behind the 'normal' flowering cycle this > spring - a marked contrast to last spring when we were 6 weeks ahead of > schedule... > > > Boyce Tankersley > USDA zone 5 > continental climate > Grayslake, Illinois > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/