Your snowflakes may flower this coming spring. However, they can take a while to settle in. As flora says, they are great for naturalising. If I were to compose a planter and wanted crocuses I think I'd include something like Chionodoxa, and maybe miniature Narcissus, or one of the tougher fritillaries such as assyriaca because - both the snowflakes and the bluebells produce lots of juicy leaves which, when they are finishing, tend to smother whatever is under them. And they multiply faster than rabbits. Much. So other bulbs can be monstered. One way around it is to plant up in separate pots and use the big container as a cache pot. When the little bulbs have done their run you can take out their pot and replace them with something else. Bluebells do well in dappled light. Snowflakes are fine out in the open - even in pasture. Many crocuses prefer an open environment - good sun and fresh air, and good drainage, with very little in the way of competition from other plants' leaves. Something else you might like, but could be too late for this year, are the small Irises - reticulata, etc, and Anemone blanda which gives a good show over a longish time.

When I moved to this house, I brought a small division of a shrub with white fragrant flowers from the previous house. I didn't know what it was, and couldn't really remember what the flowers looked like, but from the leaves and stems, thought it was Viburnum dentatum, Arrowwood Viburnum. This shrub has been in the ground for five years here at this house, in a mostly full sun location. It is now 8-9 feet tall and very healthy, but no blooms all these years! Lo and behold, it has flowered for the first time this year. Turns out it's Philadelphus 'Virginal', not Arrowwood Viburnum. Not a lot of blooms, but at least it's flowering and yes it's very fragrant. I was just telling the shrub it had better bloom soon, or it was getting moved to a less prominent location. :)

Thanks for the comments, everyone Mehitabel - Thanks :) no actually these are getting real sunlight. My T5s are mainly for my miniatures; since I can only really afford one set of lights, I'm opting for more small orchids under good artificial light rather than a few large orchids under artificial light. I wish my dialaelia stayed white...it turns salmon after a week or so. Thanks Charles - I had a great time looking through your flickr Orchid Terrace 09 photos. One day I aspire to grow a L. anceps like yours :)

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