Where do you love? Where did you get your C. ochroleucus? Is this growing in regular garden soil? I wonder if this plant is any more vigorous than C. laevigatus? Not many of the latter I purchased last year have returned this year, we had record moisture here in Ga from June-August. Thanks, Steve Dallas, Ga, USA USDA 7b -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 02:30 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] In bloom now Dear All, We had Southern California type weather (at least I expect that is what it is like in Southern California) in November with warmer than usual sunny days. After our cool summer everyone was delighted. A lot of plants I grow are all turned around and blooming much earlier than usual. I've had Narcissus cantabricus blooming for months and even a couple Narcissus romieuxii. The Crocus is mostly done now although C. ochroleucus put on a many weeks show and C. laevigatus is still blooming. Nerine pudica in the ground has been quite lovely this year and my Nerine flexuousa x undulata is finishing both in the ground and in a container in the greenhouse. I had quite a nice fall showing of Cyclamen and in bloom now are C. purpurascens (still), C. cilicum and C. coum. I have a few plants of the latter that bloom as early as September which makes for confusion with some of the keys that start with the months they bloom. My second Romulea, R. kombergensis opened yesterday. R. hallii has been putting on a long show and is still blooming. I have another Babiana in bloom that is confused and Erythronium multiscapoideum has just about finished. I know it is the earliest California species, but November? The Polyxena once known as pygmaea is in bloom and Massonia pustulata too with what I now think is M. echinata just about to open. I think Massonia pustulata has got to be one of my favorite bulbs. It is just gorgeous. I too have Lachenalias in bloom: L. rubida and L. viridiflora. I admire the leaves of many other species this time of the year before the flowers come. I've started planted some of the extras in the ground since some like L. mutabilis have been coming back each year so have one L. viridiflora in the ground now open. I grow most of mine outside in an area that has a cover but open sides so I have to water the plants except when the wind blows the rain on them (which does happen.) This is one of my sunnier spots since my garden has so many trees and still some of them look like they could use more light. I too have Haemanthus albiflos in bloom and have appreciated my fall blooming Oxalis. Many of them are done, but Oxalis luteola and a few Oxalis hirta continue. Oxalis luteola is continuing to do very well in one of my raised beds and the low form covered by blooms is very appealing. O. versicolor is in bloom, a first O. obtusa, O. goniorhiza, and O. purpurea (white form). I have a few unidentified Oxalis plants from Uli that I hope to add to the Mystery bulb page soon and get identified. Besides the Canarina canariensis in the greenhouse, Cyrtanthus mackenii is blooming and to my surprise yesterday I saw a bud on Phaedranassa cinerea. A Gladiolus that usually blooms in February is in bud and so is Spiloxene serrata. Jim Duggan used to boast about how long blooming it was for him in Southern California. Mine usually bloom in February and March so this will be very early if they actually do open. A long bloomer for me, Moraea polystachya, continues to delight. Finally I have Muscari in bloom: M. neglectum, M. botryoides, and one with a missing tag. Our winter pattern seems to be here finally however so perhaps things will settle back to normal with a few things trying to bloom between storms. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php