It is always interesting for me to compare what's blooming in my garden with Mary Sue's who lives about 130 miles north of me. Some of the plants that she has blooming has not done a thing for me and some that have finished blooming for me months ago are starting for her. So far this year I have a few things that bloomed for the first time from seeds after 4 years. I am so pleased to see them bloom for the first time. It is the magic of bulb growing. Zephyranthes "datensis" - I received seeds as this species (from central Brazil) but there is no such name in any plant database. There is a Habranthus datensis but I don't think this plant is a Habranthus. Please comment if you know the ID. It bloomed from seeds after 3 years. I suspect that if I had a warmer summer, it could bloom in 2 years. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Asphodelus acaulis http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Romulea komsbergensis - first time blooming, 4 years from seeds. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Romulea monadelpha - ffirst time blooming, 4 years from seeds. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Romulea hirta - seeds came from the PBS 2007 seed sale, 5 years to bloom from seeds. Could have been quicker if I had treated it better. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Tropaeolum brachyseras and T. tricolor http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Nhu On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote: > I've looked up (briefly) some of these things and find that some > of them are blooming a bit earlier, but others > are right on track. >