Jim, It will just be a single tuber - don't disturb it if it is happy ! It will continue enlarging and throwing more stems. I was amazed how big a Bongardia was that I lifted last year whilst renovating a sand bed. They are all hardy here in the ground. Dr John T Lonsdale 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Phone: 610 594 9232 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ Zone 6b ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Not TOW - Gymnospermium > Dear al; > Thanks for the responses about this curiosity. It is either > more widely grown than I had thought or just is odd enough to bring > about responses. Arnol, nice picture, but other readers should be > reminded that each flower is only about 1/2 inch across. > > Arnold and I seem to be the only ones who grow this in the > ground. It is VERY HARDY even now in its tender seeming stage of > growth it experiences temps down to the mid 20s every night. > > I have only had seed produced one year and no obvious > seedlings. My single tuber is producing 4 stems this year. Since I > haven't dug it I assumed it was multiplying underground, but most say > the tuber does not divide. Does the tuber produce multiple stems? > Mine has been outdoors in the ground for at least 5 years. Maybe this > summer I'll dig it up and see what's going on down there. > > Incidentally the genus and relatives are covered somewhat > briefly in the new book on Epimedium (same Family) by Timber Press. > > If any of these other species ever produce spare seed, I > enjoy surprises!! > > Best and thanks for all the comments Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > E-fax 419-781-8594 > > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >