Jay Yourch wrote: "Now that I am sure that I don't have L. vernum, maybe that's the one to try next..." When you do, Jay, be aware of one peculiarity of Leucojum vernum: its bulbs respond to drying very poorly. Decades ago this species appeared infrequently in local retail nursery autumnal bulb displays. I tried them several years in a row, always with the same results: not one bulb grew. My present stock of this species derives from a purchase of fifty bulbs in the late 1980s. I obtained them from a local retail nursery on the day they were unpacked from their supplier. The bulbs looked sound and showed no obvious signs of desiccation. I took them home, soaked them briefly, and planted them immediately. Out of the fifty, about ten survived of which maybe five grew well. Those are the ones I still have. Freshly dug or properly stored bulbs are the way to go with this one - or seed if you can get it. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where the Lachenalia are still providing lots of color and interest. 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/