Jim McK wrote; >Galanthus elwesii is right at home here, but another widely marketed >snowdrop, Galanthus woronowii, is not. I've had it in my garden for >many years and it does not bloom for me. Yet the plants look fine. >On the other hand a friend who gardens about a mile away gets good >results with this one. The green (not glaucous) foliage of this one >is handsome, but the bloom to stem ratio is a disappointment. I do grow G. woronowii -or at least plants with that name. It does just fine, multiplies and blooms, but as you say the flower to foliage ratio is disappointing. I meant to add Leucojum vernus carpaticum. This crazy thing comes up with its yellow & white flowers first and after barely an inch above ground, the flowers open fully and hang. Self sown seedlings have spread the original clump out a couple feet and it obviously comes true from seed. And I am thrilled to see the double flowered 'Gertrude Wister' has multiplied well and buds are showing already. A few days of mild weather are in the forecast and the ground is "writhing" with bulbs, buds and shoots. Spring ? Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +