Dear Friends, I have a dozen open blooms on Lapeirousa oreogena on a couple bulbs I got from Mark Mazer. He says my 'babies' are slightly ahead of the parent bulbs in North Carolina. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… The color is an intense shade more blue than the picture suggests. Jewel-like coloration and interesting foliage too. Total height maybe 4 inches, but at this time of year and with overnight temps down below 0 F and 7 inches of snow on the ground, I enjoy this little pot on the window sill. A few last bloom on Lachenalia allioides, too, a couple flowers on Ipheion uniflorum cvs, Both white and typical pink Tulbaghia simmleri (aka fragrans). I am hoping to get these to synchronize enough to get cross pollination and seeds. I don't get seed on either alone. Does anyone? A few non bulbous odds and ends. Even with outside tempers VERY cold, a few hours of sunshine makes it very toasty in the green house. Best 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 +