Thanks, Dave and Jane for those responses. Yes, the plant I have is from Jane. Those familiar with her annual lists will no doubt recognize other names in my post. From reading Ian Young's bulb log I was aware that other Narcissus of the bulbocodium group show extended blooming under clement conditions. But I had never observed this in my garden, and I don't recall seeing this characteristic mentioned for plants growing under garden conditions here in the eastern states. Another group of plants which is giving me a fit for perhaps the same reason is the group of violets known as sweet violets. Although they grow well here, they have an extremely short period of bloom. Whether grown in the garden (the various hardy sweet violets) or in a cold frame (the so-called Parma violets) they have so far given at best a fleeting season of bloom. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Hyacinthoides hispanica is brightening this and other local gardens. 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/