Hi all, I forgot some of my favorite spring and early summer purple flowers: The hardy Eurasian Gladiolus species! Gladilus imbricatus and G. caucasicuus are probably my favorites, with GG. communis, illyricus, and italicus following closely. Jim Shields in central Indiana ************************************************* 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