Although things in general are pretty quiet in my protected cold frame, little Asphodelus acaulis has started to bloom. What a charmer this one is! I don't know how hardy this one is, so it's in the cold frame for now. My friend Alice, from whom I got my plant (ultimately it was from Jane McGary) grows it in the open garden - but she gardens in a somewhat more protected area than I. Does anyone in zone 6 or lower have experience with this plant in the open garden? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where the first Narcissus are showing color in the cold frame. 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/