In the big greenhouse, some of the clivia are starting to bloom. These are mainly plants received from California in the past few months. In the smaller greenhouses, the Cyclamen are suffering from the occasionally sunny days we have had. Only a single pot, of Cyclamen repandum vivendum has a lone flower. A couple pots of Cyrtanthus maakenii cooperi are showing yellow flower buds. A couple of Scadoxus puniceus are blooming, later than usual. Lapierousia pyramidalis, an odd looking little thing, is in bloom. Ipheon 'Foyle Mill' and 'Rolf Fiedler' are in bloom. Lachenalia carnosa and Lachenalia latifolia are flowering, while most of other Lachenalia are past. Moraea villosa is almost finished, but managed one last bloom today. Herperantha cuculata is done, and I never did see an open flower on it, just the white buds with the broad bronze mid-bands on the outside of the segments. Hesperantha bachmannii is full of pure white blooms. An oddity, Ornithogalum apertum, is in flower: Its ca. 6-inch tall scapes have typical Ornithogalum flowers, yellow with a broad green mid-band on each segment; and the grey-green leaves are spirals. These bulbs are starting to multiply finally too. Finally, a couple pots of Ferraria crispa yellow form, grown from seed, are showing flower buds for the very first time. My pot of regular F. crispa may have been neglected a bit too much. They are not showing any signs of scapes. Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules' is also in flower. This one is not yet of herculean proportions, being only in a 2-gallon pot. My other Z. aethipoica plants seem to flower only in early summer. Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA