Several of us here in the greater Washington, D.C. area grow both monostictus and Galanthus elwesii monostictus 'Hiemalis' (or is it Hiemalis Group?) both of which are early and which might fit Roger's plant. Typical Galanthus elwesii (by typical I mean with two spots) also sometimes blooms as early as late November here. It's blooming now, too. I notice that hiemalis is not recognized in ipni. Jim McKenney -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint/