At 09:33 PM 6/23/2006, you wrote: >Dennis, it sounds as if your plants bloomed much earlier than the >plants here. > >The Calochortus here were still in bloom last week, technically >spring - but they were not blooming in the snowy spring. Which ones >are you growing, and how do you grow them? In particular, do you >leave them in the ground all year? I have them on the south side (sunny/warm side) of my house, and they stay there all year 'round. They definitely bloom early on the list of things in my garden. The second flush of bloom was a fun surprise. I might actually get seed for once! Dennis in Cincy