Jane, I don't "do" trough gardening, so maybe I don't understand what is needed for troughs. The leaves on Cyrtanthus sanguineus stay under about 12 inches tall for me, in a small pot. At 11:08 AM 2/14/2004 -0800, you wrote: >>For really tender bulbs, the small Nerine might be interesting. I >>especially recommend Nerine filamentosa. Some of the smaller Cyrtanthus, >>perhaps, but also tender. My Cyrtanthus sanguineus stays small in a >>small pot but blooms. > >I can't imagine that there are any Nerine or Cyrtanthus that don't have >large foliage. They would be handsome in a large planter, however. I don't >grow them because they don't flower in this climate. > >Jane McGary >Northwestern Oregon, USA You have to see and try to grow Nerine filamentosa in that case. Foliage is thread-like, up to 6 inches high. Summer growing, winter semi-dormant, neat little plant and flower that blooms in late summer or autumn. Tender here. See: http://shieldsgardens.com/Bulbs/… and: http://shieldsgardens.com/amaryllids/… Also consider Nerine rehmannii (tiny bulb and plant, white flowered) Jim Shields ************************************************* 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