Kenneth, grow these in an alpine trough in central West Virginia, USA, which is Z6a(ish). They need adequately rocky soil and dry summers to survive. I often cover their trough with plexiglass for a couple of months in summer to keep them bone dry. Most don't normally look like this, though. Mine are paler, bluer, and/or yellower. This one is exceptionally dark, and my question about it concerns how likely it is that A) seedlings could bloom before year 5, or that B) a plant I've had unknowingly would go several years without blooming. I'm not sure how likely either of those really are, but that's the only way it could have popped up where it is! On another list somebody told me that this closely resembles what in the UK is sold as Iris reticulata cv. 'Pauline.' I am certain I have never purchased nor planted that, but even if I had I would not have bought just a single bulb. Haha. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>