That is fabulous Jane. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year. Laura On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 5:29 PM Jane McGary via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > In flower January 1, 2024, in a suburb of Portland, Oregon (lat. 45 deg. > 31' N, long. 122 deg. 4' W): > > In the open garden, 5 varieties of Galanthus, Cyclamen coum, Crocus > etruscus, Viola odorata, Anemone japonica, Antirrhinum hybrids, > Chimonanthus praecox, rose 'The Fairy', 4 varieties of sasanqua > camellias, Mahonia 'Arthur Menzies', Jasminum nudiflorum. In the > covered, unheated bulb house, Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum sp. white > flowers, Colchicum candidissimum (unverifiable name), Colchicum sp. ex > Lerik, Turkey, Colchicum 'Velebit Star', Colchicum hungaricum; Crocus > cambessedesii, Crocus laevigatus; Iris planifolia; Narcissus > cantabricus, Narcissus hoop petticoat hybrids and various taxa/forms > received as albidus, zaianicus, etc.; Sternbergia candida (very big this > year). > > December was unusually mild here, and foliage in the bulb house is > visibly advanced. Temperature in the bulb house (high of about 48 F > today) are the same as outdoors because the sides are not covered; it is > only for moisture control. > > I would welcome a discussion, preferably on the Forum where we can post > photos, of Narcissus section Bulbocodium. There are various views of the > nomenclature, and I doubt we can reach consensus, but there are many > early, delightful plants in this group. The bulb mixtures I sent out to > about 20 people last summer will contain many of them, and I'm getting > photos to identify already. > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…