Arlene, I went back (May 9th) and pulled up my photo of the first bloom on 'Laughing Feather' posted in the May blooms thread that one even has a kink in the style, not as bad as the ones mentioned here but very noticeable. Last year was the first year the plant bloomed in my garden, and it was on April 24th. Of course last year was the year of no winter here.
