Hi, We too have had early rainfall and a lot of it. The weather has been more typical of November, December. We are hoping we won't miss the usual wonderful sunny days we normally have in October. Today it has rained steadily all day, but we had a few beautiful days from Thursday afternoon until today and I made a note yesterday of things in bloom in my garden. Bessera elegans Crocus pulchellus, C. hadriaticus, C. niveus Colchicum bossissieri (which I haven't seen for a number of years) Cyclamen hederifolium, C. coum, C. cilicum, C. intaminatum, C. africanum Gladiolus carmineus Haemanthus hybrid from BX seed Hesperoxiphion peruvianum - This one had six of those gorgeous big short lived flowers open yesterday. Moraea polystachya - like Mike I hope the extra rain doesn't discourage the long blooming period Narcissus cantabricus (the weather must have fooled it) Nerine hybrids (from the Zinkowski rescue and sarniensis forms I've grown from seed), N. humilis, N. platypetala, N. masoniorum, N. angustifolia, N. flexuosa x N. undulata Orthrosanthus chimboracensis Oxalis bowiei, O. commutata, O. hirta (several forms and 'Gothenburg'), O. commutata, O. massoniana, O. polyphylla v. heptaphylla, O. livida, O. caprina, O. pardalis, O. perdicaria, O. melanosticta 'Ken Aslet', O. engleriana, O. zeekoevleyensis - I was reminded of Diana speaking of her Oxalis as being dazzling. They certainly are a bright colorful lot. Pelargonium echinatum Romulea macowanii - still holding on in spite of the weather Spiranthes odorata - a recent exchange from our Pacific Bulb Society meeting in Berkeley Tulbaghia cominsii x violacea My tuberous Begonia (I only have the one) is getting to look a little shabby, but still had a few blooms yesterday. The one I'm really excited about that opened today inside and has only once bloomed before and it's been awhile, is Griffinia aracensis. When Ken shows all his amazing photos of all those Amaryllids he grows in the ground in southern California I feel quite envious, but the process of writing down all these things in bloom makes me feel quite grateful for the things I am able to grow successfully. I guess it is just finding what works with your climate. I'm not sure how all this rain is going to impact the Oxalis since usually the ones I noted above bloom when we are having a nice dry sunny period in September and October. It's a bit early for almost 100% humidity in the greenhouse as well. Usually we put plastic up to keep it a little dryer in winter since it has leaked now for a number of years, but that hasn't happened yet. Mary Sue Mary Sue Ittner California's North Coast Wet mild winters with occasional frost Dry mild summers