Blooming now: (apologies for spellings from memory not proof-read) Dichelostemma capitatum, giant Santa Cruz variety Moraea tripetala Moraea polystachya Gladiolus gracilis (past peak) A dainty light-blue-purple Ixia A dainty blue Scilla from Illahe Rare Bulbs, tag faded (but there's always the underground tag for later reference) Another UFO with tiny orchid-shaped pale-lavendar blooms (I'll post a pic later) A purple Lachenalia from PBS Ipheion uniflorum, including patches of 'Jesse', 'Wisley Blue', and others (Yes I realize that is not the current name.) Muscari (only a few in a patch that used to be crowded with blue blooms) Scilla peruviana Oxalis purpurea other pink and salmon species Oxalis and of course O. pes-caprae, which has only reached blooming size due to my negligence these past 30 seconds. The Chasmanthe aeothepica has not opened its spikes of buds, which seems very late, normally fall blooming Climate context: Santa Barbara climate closest to Sunset zone 24, mild (historically wet) winters and mild (historically dry) summers. Weather here this past year has not followed the historic climactic pattern. These past 5 years most irrigation has been from city pipes due to long term extreme drought. This past summer we had rain (very unusual for here) which may explain why some bulbs have not emerged this winter, and why my Moraea polystachya has a bumper crop. That winter grower seems to appreciate summer rain. Some bulbs turned brown early in the January heat wave. My garden is an experiment in resilience. Gastil _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…