We have managed to rise above the worst of the freezer temperatures, a scant half degree above zero Fahrenheit. With no snow cover, that is frigid indeed. Currently, we're flirting right around the freezing point, there are a couple of inches of snow on the ground, and a layer of sleet/ rain intermixed to make things interesting. If it freezes hard tonight, my driveway will remain a toboggan run terminating in the neighbor's sheep pasture until spring. Mark suggested that my mention of Galanthus caucasicus a while back, was most likely referencing a plant now known as Galanthus elwesii v. monostrictus. Doing a bit of research, I came upon G. elwesii v. hyemalis as an alternative option. Any comments? Mark also asked what other snowdrops I might be growing. I know I have the following, but in some instances their labels are gone, washed out in a heavy rain that turned the path into a streambed. There are lots of G. ikariae latifolius aka woronowii, with bright green leaves, a good doer that seems happy wherever it is planted. 'Desdemona' is one of the prettier doubles, also easily pleased. A strange situation - I know I moved lots of G. nivalis 'Virid-Apice' from my Connecticut garden. Can't find a one, and instead seem to have masses of a double snowdrop with faint green markings on the three outer petals. Any explanation to suggest? I had been given G. nivalis regina-olgae which did well for about 5 years, multiplying nicely and flowering right around October 16th. Three years ago, they all vanished, not a one remains. Sure would like her back again. Then there's 'Atkinsii', 'Magnet', 'Mighty Atom', G. elwesii. I'm fond of snowdrops. They make a delightful addition to the garden, care-free, and in my vole & deer-infested woods are pest resistant. Judy in the winter wonderland of western New Jersey