On 7 May 08, at 2:20, jegrace wrote: > And here I am trying in vain to grow Spanish bluebells.... > > LOL Just be careful; you may get what you pine for. And *then* no laughing, out loud or silent. Let me add that the exact identity of the common weedy Hyacinthoides around here (Victoria, BC) is not certain. I have a key to them from the Natural History Museum (UK) and really ought to go out and see where my pests fall. <url=http://nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-/ history/survey-bluebells/bluebell-identification/index.html> [That URL has a line break in it and may need to be stitched back together depending on your software.] -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island