Robin Bell wrote: “Well, Jim, here's one report of F. imperialis to the east of you.” That's funny, Robin. You're only about half a degree east of me! But you're also far to the north of me, so that doesn't count. I once had one Fritillaria imperialis which lived in my garden for about twenty years. For the first ten or so it did not bloom, but then it began to bloom and bloomed until it died. It too grew in a shaded site. But I'm really impressed that your plant is one of the yellow ones! For me they have been even more touchy than the others. And you've successfully moved them - great. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, -77.090º West, USDA zone 7, where Colchicum alpinum is blooming. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/