Hi bulb lovers, Spring is here in coastal northern California. The South African plants are starting to really pick up and have been putting on a show for the last few weeks. We start with Geissorhiza radians, always a lovely thing to behold. These were grown from Silverhill seeds. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Lewisia brachycalyx is doing much better this year. It will be a number of years before it gets large enough to produce a nice and large ring of flowers like you see searching for this species on the web. This was grown from Ron Radko seeds. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Tropaeolum tricolor is fr me the easiest of the Chilean tropaeolums. It comes back every year and the tubers even multiply a little. Some rotted last year but one of these days I will build up enough stock to have a gigantic show. Or...I could spend some money at Telos Rare Bulbs, which is where this tuber first came from. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Hesperantha bachmanii can be brought to flowering in the second year from seeds. Build up enough corms for a lovely show. They open in the evening and has the fragrance of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa). I can't grow tuberose because it's too cold here, but this makes a lovely substitute. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… Gladiolus quadrangularis, also came from Silverhill seeds some years ago. A small but pretty plant. http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/… What's blooming in YOUR garden? Share with us! Nhu Berkeley, CA