Dear All; For years our good friend Jack Elliot would extoll the earliness of the miniature daffodil 'Cedric Morris'. I never got around to begging a bulb from Jack before he became unavailable, but I did find a source 2 years ago. As Jack said, it is the earliest hardy narcissus. We had a fairly mild December and the bulbs came up with well formed leaves and buds. It even got close to 70 degrees on Jan 1, but the forecast look bad so I covered the now small clump with a plastic bell jar. Today-even after -2F and two inches of ice on the bell jar the bulbs are blooming. Tomorrow is supposed to be near 40F- the first day above freezing in 5 days and I expect a couple more buds to open. Last year it bloomed in Feb also well before any other Narcissus here. Thanks Jack for promoting 'Cedric Morris' and now it also helps to remind me of your bulb wisdom. Having a blooming Daffodil in January or even February in Zone 5 is wonderful! Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 E-fax 419-781-8594 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +