Thanks to ALL who have been posting pictures of spring blooms! This winters weather has been brutal for early blooming plants and I am appreciative of any plant that defies the weather and puts on a show. I live in zone 7a, central AR, and have never been able to grow tulips or hyacinths. They bloom the first year and then each year dwindle to nothing. I can grow daffs and crocus and they are blooming and I am sooooo happy! I had a few hyacinths gifted to me several years ago and they are still coming up with big blooms. Perhaps the newer varieties can thrive in warmer winters? This last winter was very cold but the two before were warm.
