I was sorry to read that this year's display on Jane's Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle' was spoiled by frost. I have this cultivar here in my Maryland garden. It's been here for perhaps ten years and has not yet bloomed. It's growing vigorously and is perhaps fifteen feet high. Jane, how big and/or old was your plant when it started to bloom? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where temperatures into the 70s F are predicted for today. 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/