Blue Dicks, which we now call Dichelostemma capitatum but which in the past has been called Brodiaea capitata and B. pulchella, is in bloom now in my protected cold frame (which might as well be the open ground this year - it has not been closed in months). This is a favorite. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 where it's happening now: tulips, hyacinths, squills, Erythronium, Fritillaria, blood root, wild sweet William (Phlox divaricata), toothwort, Virginia bluebells, trilliums, daffodils, Allium zebdanense and way too much lesser celandine : as usual, everything's popping at once! My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/