John: You have touched on a favorite topic of mine, what triggers a bulb to put forth a flower at a specific time of year. Is it the availability of water as in spring rains, drop in temperature as you have mentioned for lycoris or changes in light intensity or duration. I have some cyclamen hederifolium flowering that have been sitting out side on a stone wall. I put my boophone disticha in the basement under lights for the winter and with out changes in water, light duration it almost always comes into growth in early March. I imagine there are chemical triggers that are in place that are responsible for the flower initiation. Any thoughts out there? Arnold