My Scilla natanensis, the first five flowers opened today due to the sunshine after three days of cloudy weather. This is the first flowering for the plant. The flowers aren't as blue as I thought they would be (they are really just white with a blue tint) but the flower stalk has grown to 2' tall in eight days. It took about 7 years to bloom from a bulb about the size of a C battery. I don't know how large the bulb is now as only the neck is exposed but I'm surprised at the overall growth rate...it's been easy and vigorous. --Jerry Lehmann, Olathe, KS, USA, zone 5, and finally with more seasonal temperatures