Dear Mary Sue and all, Indeed this species remains an engime for me as well. Three years ago I got 100 large mature bulbs from South Africa. I planted them in all sorts of conditions: in the ground, containers, on the coast, under plastic cover. Not one has flowered yet and I pose myself the question if they are genetically apt to flower. May be I should try some other stock. Kind Regards Mary Sue Ittner a *crit : > I am including all these comments for two purposes. One you can see how > hard it is for this wiki worker to tell how to grow some of these treasures > by summarizing the word of the experts. The mind boggles. Secondly for many > bulbs there is more than one way to get them to grow and flower. -- Lauw de Jager BULB'ARGENCE, 30300 Fourques, France Site: http://www.bulbargence.com/ "GUIDE POUR BULBES MÉDITERRANÉENS": 116 pages, 400 photos, prix 10 E LE CATALOGUE D'HIVER (WINTERCATALOG) est disponible. Expedition des bulbes à floraison estivale est en cours. En FLEURS actuellement à l'extérieur: Anemone coronaria, Chasmanthe aethiopica, Cyclamen pseudibericum, coum, Crocus laevigatus fontenayi, imperati, ancyrensis, Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler, Iris unguicularis, Oxalis purpurea, obtusa, versicolor, Narcissus tazetta, cordobensis, jonquilla(?), romieuxii, Moraea polystachya, Lachenalia aloides, Romulea atandra, bifron, Sternbergia fisheriana, candida Région: Provence/Camargue, Climat zone: 9a Mediterranean, dr y July-August, peak rainfall in autumn, minimum temps -3-7°C (28-21F) Reference vegetation: Arbutus unedo, Olea europeaea,