Jane McGary wrote: > Jim Shields asked, > >> I would like to hear what flowers are blooming for the holiday >> season. What do you have in your garden that blooms for Christmas/New >> Years? What are in the florists? >> My most reliable outdoors winter-bloomer is Taraxacum officinale. I love to see it's smiling yellow face on a dreary winters day! Occasionally during warm spells in the 50's or 60's in winter, I will also get outdoor blooms on Iris cretensis. In the past 10 years I've seen it bloom on Christmas Day, and New Years Day. Quite a joy, as I'm such an iris lover! Dennis in Cincinnati