Many of the species we are talking about grow in such diverse places that they do not all behave the same. Nor do they all look the same. There is incredible variation in size and color of the different forms. So it is hard to come up with a hard and fast rule about each species. My experience isn't the same as Jane. The earliest ones for me to bloom are Triteleias. They bloom months before Dichelostemma capitatum. Triteleia ixioides, the one that the Robinett's called 'Tiger' starts blooming for me in January or February. Another one I got from the Robinetts, a tiny Triteleia hyacinthina that doesn't look at all like some of the other Triteleia hyacinthinas I grow they called 'Dwarf Blue' starts blooming some years in February. Triteleia clementina also is early to bloom, January or February. That doesn't mean there isn't a Dichelostemma capitatum that would bloom before these. I just don't have a form that blooms before April and I have a couple of different kinds. Triteleia laxa is also very variable, from tall to short, from dark purple to a very pale blue with pink tones. The local one that grows where I live is a nice rich dark purple and very short. It needs no support at all. Once I discovered this variation I started ordering seeds of the same thing from Ron Ratko and have found in cultivation the variation continues with seed grown plants from different locations. I wonder if some of those who got some of the old Robinett seed that Dell distributed have grown any of it to flowering and are discovering some exciting plants. Mary Sue