>I finally took a trip around the garden to note >what was blooming in the ground or pots in >coastal Northern California. Dear Mary Sue and all, How interesting that in our distant gardens we share a single blooming bulb: some Cyrtanthus elatus x montanus or similar hybrid. I don't recall where my bulbs came from , they might have originated form you via the BX years ago. I have a large pot with bright scarlet re-orange flowers. It is decorating the deck right now. Otherwise nothing to compare. I did find a single bloom on Cyclamen purpurescens (from Ellen years ago). What a diversity of bulb interests. Thanks 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 +