Hi everyone, It's time for a full blooming of these gorgeous plants in Berkeley - lower elevation Berkeley that is. At 500ft (150m) the first few flowers are starting to show and at 800ft (250m) they have just broken ground. There is definitely a temperature related gradient based on longitude and altitude based on the data gathered so far. But back to Berkeley. Today I went to a new spot that we discovered where a landscaper (or gardener) had planted hundreds of these bulbs. The blooming was spectacular and the fragrance was just fantastic. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… I have a bulb in a 1 gallon pot and I have been enjoying the fragrance on my desk for the past week. I hope that if you live in a place where these are blooming, you will stop to smell the belladonnas. Enjoy! Nhu