Dear all, I've been lurking on the list for a while and have some blooms to report. Hermodactylus tuberosus has been blooming for a fortnight now and Erythronium multiscapoideum (from Telos) is just opening. The leaves of Dracunculus vulgaris are thrusting skyward. I had great success with Allium scubertii and Scilla peruviana during my previous four years in Alpine; they are growing vigorously now but not blooming yet. There are many other bulbs coming up now on which I'll report later. We had a mild, Tucson-like winter until late February when we finally had a night in the mid-teens Fahrenheit. Shawn Pollard Midland, TX warm end of USDA Zone 7