Colchicum kesselringii is blooming today. The plant in question grows in a pot in a cold frame; the cold frame has been open all season except for three recent nights. Another plant of the same species shows no sign of bloom. More Galanthus elwesii are coming into bloom here and there; these are the typical forms with two green blotches or one long green smudge. And little Ambrosina bassii has finally come into bloom. If you don't know this elfin aroid, try to imagine an entire plant of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, shrunk down to the diameter of a CD. This one definitely has a significant cute factor. Several Lachenalia are about to bloom, too. Some plants of Fritillaria biflora and F. liliacea have foliage up above ground. I'm still planting tulips and lilies. Temperatures topped 70 degrees F today Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/