I found H. occidentalis var. occidentalis growing 30 miles so. of Louisville, KY, near the upper banks of a pond. I had one but it did not like Floridas's heat, I guess. H. palusvirens is from SC. H. coronaria grows as far north as NC...some of these might be fun candidates. They do not flower here (yet anyway) and I have flowered every florida species now except H. choctawensis. Kevin D. Preuss http://www.amaryllis-plus.com/