This is indeed a beautiful plant, and Jane has grown it to perfection. It is all too ready to push up the flower spikes in search of light - with the result that they get a bit lax and floppy. I've taken to putting my pots outside whilst they are coming into flower, then protecting them in the greenhouse over the winter. It is a perfect candidate for a cold frame which gets full light and protection only when necessary, presumably how Jane grows it so well. I have several forms, and the variation in flowering time is very wide, separated by at least 6 weeks. My first in flower is a form from Tony Goode which flowers before the leaves form, the last is flowering now. There are also considerable differences between the leaves, both degree of glaucousness and also habit, from prostrate and succulent to upright. The bulbs build up very quickly and the only pest I've ever seen was mealy bug on the dormant bulbs in late summer before I started treating with Imidacloprid just before dormancy. Tony mentioned his form grows outside in his eastern UK garden; I'm going to try a few outside here next year, but doubt they do well, if at all. Over 80% of my scillas went into the garden this summer so it will be an interesting winter! J. John T Lonsdale PhD 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b