Hi, We too have here in South of Poland very mild winter this year, but plants in gardens I can see seem to wait with their growth - maybe for "true" winter... At home, Eucharis grandiflora surprise me starting to flower - first flower opened today... Marek Walnik, Glucholazy, Poland (50,32°N, 17,38°E) -----Oryginalna wiadomosc--- .... South of France 10 km form the méditerranean sea (comparable to northern California). We also had a very dry and mild winter, but still very little abnormal early flowering; ....