2 or 3 years ago I was fortunate to obtain a Cyrtanthaflora (from a secret source) originally from Jim Comstock. It seems happy just outside under a very deep east-facing overhang in bright shade. Having produced a flowering spike last year, it has further rewarded me by growing another division, one of which bloomed a few months ago and the other division blooming now. This is cheering as there's not much red-orange (or any color) about this time of year. Also currently blooming is a longiflorum Lily (or L. x) - the yellow commonly sold. This lily is probably confused but I am not going to point out to it that it is blooming completely out of season - what's more there are two blooming spikes. Last month a Madonna Lily bravely put up a bloom spike with several buds, but alas, even though the weather here at the time was beautiful, the buds blasted. Still a couple of the dinner plate Dahlias blooming. Several of the tazetta Narcissus bloomed last month that are in the ground, with a few flowers still hanging in there. Cathy Craig Pres PBS _________________________________________________________________ Get holiday tips for festive fun. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx