Fred asked about Gagea. I grow several species of this very "minor" bulb, which is related to Tulipa. The genus is very widespread from Mediterranean Europe to northeast Asia. Most are yellow-flowered but a few (e.g., G. graeca) are white. They are very easy to grow from seed, which can be obtained from the Archibalds or the NARGS and other major seed exchanges. However, a couple of years ago I donated seed of G. fibrosa to NARGS, and it looked like nobody ordered it, because we were doing the mailing and all of it was left over. Although little-known and small-flowered, gageas can be charming when they build up a good mass of bulbs in a small pot, trough, or open site on the rock garden; in nature, they are usually seen as scattered individuals. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA