I can add to the list of late-summer-flowering bulbs a few Colchicum species that always start what I think of as the fall flowering season by appearing here in late August, regardless of moisture: C. alpinum, and the Merendera species (now included in Colchicum by some authorities) M. montana and M. pyrenaica. I'm already seeing some of the larger Colchicum species and hybrids in flower this summer, but this is abnormal and probably due to unusually cool temperatures. In addition to the well-known Acis autumnalis (Leucojum autumnale), A. valentina, a larger species with pure white flowers, blooms this time of year. I have several Scilla species (now split up into various new genera by Speta), which I'll call by their old names here: Scilla autumnalis, S. intermedia, S. obtusifolia, and S. scilloides. The first three may now be known as Prospero spp.; I'm not sure where S. scilloides ended up in the Speta reclassification. S. scilloides is quite winter-hardy despite its early leaf growth; the others may be limited to warmer gardens. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA