Hi, I didn't get a chance to report what is blooming this week. More Cyclamen are in bloom (now C. africanum as well as C. coum, C. hederifolium, C. cilicum.) There are more Cyrtanthus mackenii in bloom and C. loddigisanus. The latter was a first bloom from seed a couple of weeks ago, but the flowers only lasted a few days. This flower looked like it came from a different bulb in the same pot so I'll have to wait to see if there are any others. I have three Nerine sarniensis hybrids I grew from seed in bloom. The first one to bloom this year was from an early BX (2004) and Hamish Sloan. He could only report on the female parent. I requested it because of the name: Maria, described as "dark salmon stripe on salmon pink flower, a wide petalled flower, a reliable flowering bulb." I only ended up with one bulb from that lot of seed, but the flower is really beautiful so I don't mind. I've lots of Nerine buds on my other pots which is very promising. Others in bloom are Strumaria karooica and Romulea macowanni (with the yellow flowers just on the surface of the soil of the pot). Oxalis perdicaria (one of my favorites from South America with bright yellow flowers) is blooming. I also have the ones in bloom that Mike Mace reported in bloom for him and more and more pots with leaves coming up. For the second year I have Rhodophiala bifida blooming. I planted a bunch of these in the ground from a couple of sources, but they are history. No doubt it's just too dry in my garden in summer. But I planted two in a deep pot on my deck with a couple of other things that weren't blooming and have been rewarded with blooms the last two years. I'm not sure what name to use for the next one I'm reporting. I don't think it bloomed last year, but is blooming well this year. I see the Plant list is referring to it as Barnardia japonica, syn. Scilla japonica, Scilla scilloides. I'd love to know what name most people are using for this plant. It seems that some of the Scilla proposed changes have been accepted and some have not. Also blooming is Pelargonium sidoides. Today I saw my first Crocus too. I find fall just as exciting as spring in some ways as plants that were dormant start coming up (and you realize you haven't lost them.) And since it is so wet and so humid during my winters, the fall flowers (and leaves) often look better. Mary Sue Mary Sue Ittner California's North Coast Wet mild winters with occasional frost Dry mild summers