Just to point out the differences in similar zones - here in USDA zone 5b Eastern Maritime Canada some crocus are blooming and the colts foot is up. The moss on my lawn is turning green. Rand Nicholson >Hi all, > >Here in central Indiana, USDA zone 5, we are in late Spring. The >Narcissus are all finished. The Primula are starting to bloom now >-- veris, sieboldii, and cortusoides are in full bloom, while >vulgaris is almost done for. The Redbud trees (Cercis canadensis) >are starting to fade, but the Dogwoods (Cornus florida) are at peak >blossom. The Wild Plum Trees (Prunus americanus) have dropped all >their petals. > >Some of the Trillium are starting to fade (T. recurvatum), others >are just coming into full flower (TT. grandiflorum, flexipes, >luteum, erectum). > >The early season Arisaema are up and in bloom: the native A. >triphyllum, as well as the exotic species AA. kishidae, ringens, >sazensoo, and sikokianum. > >Bluebells (Hyacinthoides sp. or hybrids) are starting to bloom. >Polygonatum (Solomon Seal) are up and flowering. Podophyllum (May >Apples) are up. > >The Iris cristata are forming a blue carpet on the floor of my >woodland garden. This is the best show they have put on so far. > >Regards, >Jim Shields > > >************************************************* >Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. >P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ >Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA >Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php