Diane wrote: "I have four clones of Eranthis, and the one I've had the longest is always weeks later than the others. There is no sign of it yet. Maybe you should beg a plant from the garden you mentioned that has early ones. It might be the plant, not the place." I'll bet you're right, Diane. I visited that other nearby garden yesterday and the front yard was full of winter aconites in full bloom. I doubt if this garden is more than a half mile from my own. Jim McKenney Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 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/