Down here in Los Angeles, I've got nearly everything in bloom it seems. -- Gladiolus alatus -- Gladiolus lilaceous -- Gladiolus cunonius -- Gladiolus griseus -- Sparaxis elegans -- Sparaxis pillansi (two years from seed) -- Ferraria crispa -- Moraea atropunctata -- Several Babiana -- Hesperantha vaginata -- Many Lachenalia -- Romulea elegans and others -- Several Oxalis -- Several Freesia Its a little overwhelming. Stuff is popping everywhere and I can't keep up. At least the California natives are waiting, though Allium haematochiton is blooming. --- On Mon, 3/11/13, Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> wrote: From: Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> Subject: [pbs] what's blooming week of 3/11/2013 To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Date: Monday, March 11, 2013, 10:11 AM Hi bulb lovers, Spring is here in coastal northern California. The South African plants are starting to really pick up and have been putting on a show for the last few weeks. We start with Geissorhiza radians, always a lovely thing to behold. These were grown from Silverhill seeds. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Lewisia brachycalyx is doing much better this year. It will be a number of years before it gets large enough to produce a nice and large ring of flowers like you see searching for this species on the web. This was grown from Ron Radko seeds. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Tropaeolum tricolor is fr me the easiest of the Chilean tropaeolums. It comes back every year and the tubers even multiply a little. Some rotted last year but one of these days I will build up enough stock to have a gigantic show. Or...I could spend some money at Telos Rare Bulbs, which is where this tuber first came from. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Hesperantha bachmanii can be brought to flowering in the second year from seeds. Build up enough corms for a lovely show. They open in the evening and has the fragrance of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa). I can't grow tuberose because it's too cold here, but this makes a lovely substitute. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Gladiolus quadrangularis, also came from Silverhill seeds some years ago. A small but pretty plant. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… What's blooming in YOUR garden? Share with us! Nhu Berkeley, CA