David, Crinum moorei (ex seeds from Silverhill Seeds) grown in containers here in central Indiana (USA) flowers outdoors in the shadehouse in August (late summer). The plants are almost evergreen here, even though they spend the winter in a completely dry, cool but not freezing, and dimly lit to dark area. They have at least some green leaves when they flower here, but I can't recall how many relative to their peak growth period The seed were, I assume, collected from the wild. I planted them in summer 1997, and they first flowered about 4 years later. Jim Shields in Westfield, Indiana (USA) At 12:23 AM 12/30/2003 -0800, David Sneddon wrote: >......... >Its a passing curiosity for me, but can those on other continents please >say when it flowers for them (the month) and confirm it retains it's >leaves whilst flowering (as in the photo) (and the city/country please). >......... ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP