Hi all, I just took a stroll around the back. One clump of Iris missouriensis is in bloom, but two other clumps are not even showing any obvious buds yet. In the woods, Iris cristata is in bloom, and in the sunny rock garden, a purple clump and another clump of yellowish Iris suaveolens are in bloom. I had to move most of my Iris versicolor this spring, so I don't know whether we'll see flowers from those plants or not. A few clumps of Ipheion 'Charlotte Bishop' are still in bloom. So far they are not weedy here. Arisaema triphyllum and an A. ringens are in bloom in the woods. Trillium are also in bloom there, TT. grandiflorum, recurvatum, flexipes, sessile, luteum, and cuneatum. The tall bearded irises are showing lots of scapes but no colors yet. A Camassia is shooting up scapes under a walnut tree. Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA