Hi Gang, About 2 years ago I wrote about Homeria collina. Mary Sue reported that her brother had grown the plants easily in Houston, in the ground rather than in a pot. I've kept mine in a 10' clay pot just because I've worried about overwatering, but perhaps the corms/bulbs are fairly immune to such problems. They are listed in the Global Compendium of Weeds, which suggests to me that they are a tolerant, opportunistic, and perhaps vigorous plant. My pot of plants sits on the front porch in winter, and has endured frosts to 23 F. If blooms are open in really cold weather I put the pot indoors for a day or two and blossoms are not damaged by 28 F (with the plant sitting right next to the house). So far, H. collina has been a reluctant bloomer but not a total loss; however, some literature suggests to me that it can be a better performer. Mary Sue reported that she thought the plants bloomed better in the ground, rather than in a pot. I think I'll keep mine in a pot for another year or two, but might rework the soil a bit. If they still don't put on a big show I'll plant them out. Does anyone have information about fertilizer? I've given my plants very weak liquid fertilizer with trace elements once or twice a growing season and nothing more. The foliage is green and happy, so I suppose they don't need nitrogen but I wonder about other elements. It is nearly impossible to get this plant now in the USA because import and state to state movement is prohibited by USDA regulations. However, I wonder if anyone who has the plant might be interested in swapping pollen this year. Cordially, Joe Conroe TX LINK: Global Compendium of Weeds, H. collina http://hear.org/gcw/html/…