On this overcast, rain possible, spring Easter morning I have many bulbs in bloom. Or at least they were yesterday when the sun was out. I have representatives of the following genera in bloom: Allium, Anemone, Babiana, Bellevalia, Calochortus, Cardamine, Chasmanthe, Cyrtanthus, Cyclamen, Delphinium, Erythronium, Freesia, Fritillaria, Geissorhiza, Gladiolus, Hesperantha, Hippeastrum, Hyacinthoides, Hyacinthus, Iris, Ixia, Lachenalia, Moraea, Narcissus, Nothoscordum, Oxalis, Pelargonium, Scilla, Sparaxis, Spiloxene, Tristagma,Triteleia, Tritonia, Tropaeolum, Tulipa, Veltheimia, Wurmbea (Onixotis). In addition a number of beautiful South Africa ericas are in bloom along with Australian grevilleas, leptospermums, rosmarinus, violas to name a few so there are swatches of color. On my weekly hike this week we started to see more spring wildflowers. We've had a great year for Trillium ovatum in the woods, but this time we were on the ocean bluffs. There weren't any bulbs yet, but lots of other things. It should be a great time for those of you coming from out of state to Nhu's PBS get together April 21-22. You don't have to be a member of the Pacific Bulb Society to join in this gathering either. Hopefully a lot of the Bay Area members of this list and the Society will be able to come. And the UC Botanical Garden has a free day with garden tours on April 21 so people attending won't have to pay an entrance fee (although there is a charge for parking.) Many years ago a previous member of our list from Western Australia, Sheila Burrow, picked a bunch of bulbs from her garden and laid them on her scanner and made a picture. We added it to the wiki. Since we have a lot of new members since then and because it's a lovely picture, I'm including the link to it. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… Mary Sue Mary Sue Ittner California's North Coast Wet mild winters with occasional frost Dry mild summers
