For middle Europe, it's the other way round: after three (?) very mild Winters, we seem to be back to a normal one - which now feels unreasonable cruel with -6°C in nights end of November, i fear the worst (that would be -20°C around here) for January or February. Right now I've got the zone 8 candidates in pots in the unheated but rather bright garage. Moraea polystachya is struggling to open her flowers - she seems to need more light, so I try to put her out in the sun for a few hours whenever I can - which is limited to the weekends and the last few days, while I'm recovering from tonsillitis. My Kniphofia sarmentosa is about to produce her first inflorescence, less than 2 years from seed - I really hope the garage offers enough protection. She already had some -2°C frosts a few nights ago still on the outside, so think everything will be fine... Bomarea edulis, on the other hand, still flowers in the garage - I expected it to die down for lightless winter storage weeks ago when I stopped watering, but she insists on being beautiful.... Martin, southern Germany Am 30.11.2016 um 02:57 schrieb Jane McGary: > On 11/27/2016 6:49 PM, Mike Rummerfield wrote: >> We are over a month past our historical first frost date in my >> location in >> western Washington. I have to admit I find it worrisome. It has, >> however, >> allowed the Clivia to remain outdoors, under cover, for later than >> usual, >> for more winter chill. >> > > The same is true in western Oregon. Some shrubs that usually flower in > late winter are in bloom now (Camellia japonica, Jasminum nudiflorum). > > The fall-blooming Galanthus in the garden here finished a month ago. I > think the only bulbs in flower in the open garden are Narcissus > cantabricus and Crocus tournefortii, and a few Cyclamen. All the other > fall crocuses in the bulb house are finished, but there are a couple > of colchicums open and the interesting Androcymbium europaeum. In the > seed shed, more Narcissus species have re-emerged in their second > year, which seems early. Despite the lack of frost I moved tender > species in pots into the garage under lights, and Cyclamen cyprium is > flowering nicely there. > > Jane McGary > Portland, Oregon, USA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- Martin ---------------------------------------------- Southern Germany Likely zone 7a