Dear All; As the weather rips through the garden and turns blooms and bloom seasons topsy-turvy there is one item to point out. Years a go my friend, the late Dodo Denney, waxed over the tiny Scilla bifolia until I bought a few bulbs in typical blue or all white. The white were weak growers and soon faded, and the small size got them kind of lost in the garden, but to my surprise they have self sown here and there-actually far and wide and even at their tiny size, and stand out in the bleaker areas of the garden and in the snow, hail and rain. I went to the wiki pages to offer a picture and found no entry! A quick Google brought up thousands of hits (naturally) including S.b."Rosea' which I now recall also bit the dust. So it may merit description and discussion. As the name suggests it has 2 tiny leaves held at an angle (rabbit ears), but between 2 - 4 inches tall and narrow. The flower is in a very dense spike of tiny star shaped blue 'dots'. Though small, the color is bright and the spread out flowers can be seen from 6 to 10 ft away so they hold their own. Early to bloom, but sort of mid-early (synchronous with Chinodoxa 'Pink Giant') they are a mini-treat and seem to hold up to the worst our season has to offer. It is not a big show, but a modest plant in its own right and for lovers of the tiny a sure fire survivor. Does any one else grow this? Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +