I was intrigued to find a small colony of ramps on my property several years ago. Prior to that, I hadn't realized their precarious little niche in the local woods: For me, they grow on a north-facing hardwood slope (probably to prevent freeze-thaw damage in winter) that weeps a little ground-water, but doesn't amount to a flow. They put up a leaf or two, slightly resembling a lily of the valley but narrower and fleshier for a few short weeks in the spring when the ground has thawed and before the trees leaf out and block the light. Then they put up a naked bloom stalk sometime later in the summer and then I don't see them for another year. I showed a friend who has beehives on my property and he was happy to accept a single leaf to take home and season some steaks. I hadn't 'harvested' any before that because the small colony seemed so precarious in its existence. I will try to send an image or two later. Tim _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>