A very mild winter here so far, it is hard to hold back the continental bulbs but I know that colder weather may arrive... Iris persica flowering for Christmas day http://flickr.com/photos/66380714@N06/… Iris danfordiae flowering on Christmas day http://flickr.com/photos/66380714@N06/… Iris bakeriana flowering on Christmas day http://flickr.com/photos/66380714@N06/… Colchicum hirsutum at Christmas http://flickr.com/photos/66380714@N06/… also in flower, there are a number of Massonia and some of the more southern oncocyclus Iris are developing stems. Peter (UK)