Jim Waddick asked, > After much delay the first 2 saffron flowers opened -FINALLY- >yesterday. Anyone else with Crocus sativus in bloom now? I just noticed the first one blooming today, when the sun came out for about half a day and I rushed out to fertilize all the bulbs and do various other garden tasks that were hanging over my head. C. sativus does not do well for me: it seems to resent life in the bulb frame, and in the garden it is vulnerable to voles. I need to get a good supply of it soon and plant it in a sunken mesh pot. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA