In Westfield, Indiana, we had three times the normal February snowfall. Colder than normal almost every day. So I'm happy to have the Clivia House bursting into bud and bloom. I'll post pictures in my blog later this week, at: http://shieldsgardens.com/Blogs/Garden/… For now, there are Belgian-descent "reds" (red-oranges) and plenty of peaches, both Chubb Peach as well as Victorian Peach. A seedling blooming for the first time from two Solomone Pink parents is a nice medium to deep peach color. A seedling from Keith Hammett (his cross #82065) is showing a nice red coloration (deep red-orange) on its first ever bloom. So I'm happy that it's now March and no longer February; and I'm delighted to see Clivia blooms all over the greenhouse. If you live within driving distance of Westfield (a northern suburb of Indianapolis), come over on Saturday, March 13th for the Midwest Clivia group get-together and Open House (1 to 4 PM EST) in the clivia greenhouse. For lunch at 12 noon, please RSVP to <jshields@indy.net>. Jim Shields ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA