Jim Waddick wrote: " Hearing from those having difficulty with these is a bit surprising since mine grow in a fairly dry site." Jim, on average, what's your pH? I have a hunch Leucojum vernum appreciates a higher pH than we have here. Jim McKenney Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Helleborus multifidus hercegovinus shows buds. 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/