Beautiful, Becky! I have a Baby Doll, too, but mine is just beginning to show the tips of scapes... it'll be a while before it blooms... thanks for sharing yours! I'm glad I got that one, now! It's very pretty!

Wow. Nice... I am just about to plant mine as soon as I have space for it in the 10... I have to hurry up though. You are having all these wonderful flowers way ahead of me. But at least, I know what to expect.
Your RED Baby Doll seems interesting. I wonder what it will turn out to be.

I think Fanfare, Nymph or one of my Apple Blossoms will be the next to bloom... they are all beginning to open buds... Cupido is catching up, though... and then there are other bulbs putting up 2nd or 3rd scapes, also... it's quite colorful in our tiny apartment!

I'm really interested in your Fanfare. Mine will shoot up only a short scape as I see, so I don't expect beautiful flowers, but it is understandable, since I had to doctor it... But I will fatten it up for next year, don't worry.

I think Fanfare will be next... the buds are opening, slowly opening!

I had to doctor Peach Blossom a little, but I hope it will still flower... time will tell... I have it planted very near the medium surface, and I think it's currently growing roots...

My Fanfare is firmly rooted, as I see it. If I wiggle it around, it does not give me much wiggle room, so I think I am good with roots. The first scape though is only 2 inches and the bud is about to open so I don't give it much hope... Maybe the second scape will be better, or as I said, maybe next year. The same is the issue with Baby Doll. Doctored and just planted. Will see how it turns out. I am waiting anxiously.

My Vesuvius was the one that had a damaged tip on one scape, and I think that scape may have flowers with damaged petal tips, but next year it should bloom fine... Baby Doll is a fat little thing with scape tips peeking out... it's growing very slowly! Jade serpent looks great, and has two scapes growing nicely... the only one I'm a little worried about is Peach Blossom, but hopefully surgery was successful, and she'll do just fine.

xJohnsonii is very slowly growing a leaf tip... I'm not sure what to expect from that one... I'm assuming it will bloom in early spring, since it wasn't given a dormancy, but was dug out of someone's garden.

I'm happy with all of them! So far, it looks like they will all be just beautiful!

Yes. xJohnsonii was promised as blooming sized, so I expect it to bloom, but since you planted it right away after receiving it, I assume that it will bloom for you end of May, beginning of June... That is my estimation, but I can ask the lady who sold it to me how they do at her place. She has them planted out in the garden though. My bulbs is in the fridge right now. I don't know if it can be forced, but I will try.

May or June will be perfect timing... I won't have any other bulbs in bloom indoors, so it will be nice to have that one flowering! I would assume it's like any other hippi bulb, in that it can be forced if given a dormancy/cold period... it will be interesting to see if yours blooms for you after a cold spell! I'm sure it will, though... it's really quite a pretty flower, and I can't wait to see it in bloom!

I just checked, and Fanfare is opening this morning! It's going to be a stunner! I'll get pictures posted as soon as I can!

I also notice that the bulb I bought as Apple Blossom from Miejer's this year is another Minerva!! Darn it, anyway!! That makes like 5 Minervas I have, and no White Dazzlers, and one less Apple Blossom!! Nuts! What the heck is with all these mis-labeled and mis-boxed bulbs, anyway??!! I'm so sick of waiting for a particular color/variety, and then have it open another Minerva! Not that I don't like Minerva, but how many Minervas does a person need??!! Unless... this is some weird message from my bulldog from beyond the grave... it's very strange to have all these bulbs opening as Minervas...

I had the same luck with doubles last year. Everything turned out Nymph. Aphrodite, White Nymph, Pink Nymph, Aphrodite again... And interestingly, I am not too fond of Nymph, so it annoyed the hell out of me...

aww Becky, 'Baby Doll' is adorable. The flowers are very cute and dainty. Good growing, thanks for sharing. =)