Last year when we discussed Scilla (Oncostema) peruviana, so many people in zone 7-ish localities reported success that I decided to try this species again. In years past it always froze during the winter. Not trusting our climate, I planted a bulb into the ground of the protected cold frame. This plant is now pushing up fat cones of buds. I've mentioned the Narcissus tazetta cultivar 'Ziva' in my posts or byline several times. I didn't expect it to get much notice from this group, but it's worth mentioning again. It's been in bloom in the protected cold frame since at least the second week of February. The flowers last and last. This is a huge contrast to daffodils which bloom in the garden later in the year: if the weather is warm during daffodil time, you can almost watch the bloom go off the petals during the first morning they are fully open. But these 'Ziva' in the cold frame seem fresh as newly open flowers after being open for weeks. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Fritillaria raddeana has joined F. stenanthera in bloom. 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/