Dear all, Taking a closer look here, it does appear that ' Dainty Maid ' , an "alba" and ' Excelsior ' are manifestations of H. x massartiana. I also have at least a typical blue H. non-scripta and one small clump of H hispanica, but the latter is not very hardy and does not bloom much. Of course none seed around here and are very well behaved in this climate. It is nice to see these bulbs blooming late after most of the spring bulb 'surge' (to borrow a term). And speaking of late bulbs, flower buds are now forming on the latest of al tulips T. sprengeri and I am wishing I had more. It doesn't seem to seed around (either) and does not clump up. It does mark the final show of tulip season. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +