Thanks for the northern report. All of our bearded Iris has just past their prime this week and the PC hybrids are almost finished. A nice planting of Freesia laxa has me wanting more of the selections of this. The Allium 'Gladiator' and Nectaroscordum siculum will be in full bloom this weekend. A Gladiolus cardinalis also opened this week to rave reviews, although it had been planted in the middle of a purple and yellow planting of lavender and euphorbia. The colors, shall we say, clash.... We also have a very confused Schizostylis coccinea that thinks it should be blooming now... Merrill in Palo Alto where it rained another .6" last night. It feels like I never left Oregon... -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Rand Nicholson Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 5:46 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] The Great White North Hello All: Just a quick note for those that follow Trillium emergence as spring advances to the north. Trillium, maybe erectum, has just pushed through the ground, here in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum) and Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis) are showing as well as the Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium (calceolus?). Rand in The Great White North _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php