Feral ruderal Ranunculus ficaria has started to bloom here in Montgomery County, Maryland, The plants in my garden, which are a different clone, have not yet started to bloom, although some of them are in seemingly warmer locations. The wild plants are a form with small, comparatively ugly flowers. The large-flowered Ranunculus ficariaeformis is not yet in bloom. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where I'm wondering if Kaempferia rotunda, which spent the winter outside in the cold frame, will bloom this year. 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/