Here in coastal Northern California we have had some lovely weather lately. It seems a lot of things really liked that unusually wet weather we had followed by sunshine. My Cyclamen continue to be really nice and joining some of the other Crocus I reported on last week has been Crocus serotinus, Crocus longiflorus, and C. tournefortii. I still have Gladiolus carmineus in bloom, but also in bloom has been the spectacular Gladiolus stefaniae. This doesn't seem to be increasing very much as I only have one flowering. The Nerines are still blooming and so is Hesperoxiphion peruvianum, Moraea polystachya, and Narcissus cantabricus. Jim McKenney mentioned Scilla lingulata which I think some people are now calling Hyacinthoides lingulata. This has turned out to be one of my favorite fall bloomers. It increases well so I've had some to share and have found it is coming back in my raised beds in pots in pots exposed to whatever weather we have. Another one that increases perhaps too well in a pot that I've also planted in my raised beds that is returning and now blooming is Polyxena longituba, now considered Lachenalia longituba by some. The fall blooming Oxalis have continued to be spectacular. Most of the ones I mentioned before are still blooming away and now also blooming are Oxalis purpurea, white form, Oxalis flava (several different forms), Oxalis fabaefolia, and Oxalis luteola (several forms). There also have been a few Zephyranthes candida in bloom. More and more plants are breaking dormancy. Mary Sue Mary Sue Ittner California's North Coast Wet mild winters with occasional frost Dry mild summers