Dear all; Just to add 2 cents (late) my plants came up and bloomed about the same time as Angelo's in Italy. Our exceedingly dry hot summer must have been for them. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 E-fax 419-781-8594 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +