Regarding Ellen's ruddyhypoxis, it is amazing what a difference a 'bit of snow' makes. I have about 30 cultivars beginning to bloom their heads off in pots but it is completely tender in the garden, wherever I plant them. The odd one hangs on for a year or two, especially if the winter is mild, but they are not garden plants. A dozen corms I gave to the in-laws when we left the UK have turned in patches yards-wide in their garden in the SE of England. Intersectional paeonies are just unbelievable here - and this is the first year they've bloomed. Best, 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