Super Ellen has come through 2 winters here; the last one did get a few of her less hardy compatriots, although which I'm not sure exactly yet. It was a trial but I still expected 100% survival! Ellen Bosenquet does fine also. C. powellii album looked in dire straits for a while but woke up just last week and is now growing like crazy; I'm glad because it is stunning. C. bulbispermum is the only one to have flowered so far this year. J. John T Lonsdale PhD 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b