Those are wonderful photos and specimens! I'm envious of your mild climate. Spring only just arrived here. Temps forecast into the 50's for the next couple of weeks with night time temps in the 30's. Daffodils and tulips are finally breaking through the ground in celebration! :) I spent Sunday afternoon scalping the foliage on all my Kniphofia clumps because the foliage otherwise smothers the little bulbs planted nearby... Iris reticulata, various muscari, tulips, etc. I think it's time to move my pokers out to my prairie beds where they can be as thuggish as they want. Dennis in Cincinnati On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote: > It has been a little over a month since these scapes first started pushing > up through the soil ... and have now reached peak bloom: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/4415835186/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/4415069309/ > > Ken > San Diego > >