There are several accessions of Narcissus romieuxii here (all from Jane) but none is in bloom yet. I’ve only been able to get to the frames and open them since about four days ago – there was that much snow! What are in bloom are plants received as N. cantabricus foliosus and N. albidus kesticus. These have been in bloom for weeks: in the cold frame they last and last. I’ll bet if they were to bloom in April they would last only a few days. The plant received as “albidus kesticus” intrigues me: it’s the largest flowered of any hoop petticoat I’ve ever seen. As I know them, the flowers of most of the hoop petticoat sorts are about the size of an almond. The flowers of “albidus kesticus” are much bigger; I have not measured them, but the corona looks big enough to comfortably cup a nickel. This year I’ve had one daffodil or another in bloom in the cold frames since some time in September. 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/