Dear PBS friends, It pains me to write this, but this is NOT a botany site. I think we have beat the topic to death on multiple and various occasions. Although there are always new and uninformed growers the basic science is readily available on the internet elsewhere ! We have talked about broken colors in tulips (Rembrandts) before, We've talked about variegated foliage before, etc etc. Let's talk bulbs. Use google for basic science info. Today's the start of a new week what's blooming where you live. I bet EVERY member has some bulb blooming in the garden, in a pot, at the garden center - what is it and where? I' contribute next. Getting on with bulbs talk Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +