Now it's my turn to be surprised! Jane McGary wrote that C. purpurascens doesn't "flourish or flower" for her. I live about 120 miles to the north, although at a lower elevation, and have several different seed raised accessions flower and thrive. They are in a raised bed, in afternoon shade with no protection from the elements other than that partially provided by the outer branches of two large trees (one pine, one Douglas Fir). I don't let the bed dry out completely, as other plants need the summer moisture (Eastern Trillium, young Western Erythronium and several clumps of Clintonia andrewsiana). The Cyclamen go dormant for about a month in mid to late summer, then announce their reappearance with a wonderful fragrance. I also grow C hederifolium, cilicium, coum, repandum, graecum, pseudibericum and intaminatum outdoors. The C. hederifolium and cilicum bloom in early fall, just after the purpurascens. Various clones of Cyclamen coum iare fowering here from late January thru March. The other species are either too young to bloom (pseudibericum and intaminatum, or I haven't quite got them figured out yet (repandum and graecum). I have several more species and subspecies in my window box/cold frame, but the only one old enough to bloom is C. creticum, which has been in flower for since the last week of February. I think this would be a great time to again offer thanks to all of you who have donated seeds to the Bx! Some of these Cyclamen, and a whole host of other species in many genera are flowering this year for the first time, many after a 3, 4 or 5 year wait. To say that I'm thrilled by each new appearance simply doesn't do it justice. With good luck and cooperative growing conditions, I should be able to return more seed for plants I was lucky enough to receive, but that others may still want. Dave Brastow Tumwater, Washington - 7A