>Two odd flowering stems here on L. chinensis, but no sign of the >other dozen or more yet. > >Usually L. sanguinea is the first up in flower for me and the others >follow after that. DearPBSers, Like Aaron L. sanguinea is usually the first, but with our now 'extreme drought' there's no sign of a flower yet. I suspect we won't see any flowering until we get a decent rain. The 'soil' (concrete?) is just too dry to support any growth and many things are going prematurely dormant and drying up. A continuingly weird year not in a good way. Best Jim -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +