I've bought bulbs of Ixiolirion tataricum several times; they're readily available from commercial Dutch sources. However, I've never managed to establish them in the garden. I don't know whether the bulbs are badly affected by storage and shipping, or whether they simply don't tolerate mild, wet winter conditions (as might be true of a steppe plant). I'd like to try it from seed, a strategy that often aids success. As for its distribution and hardiness potential, this is difficult to deduce in the case of Central Asian bulbs. Those from the lower valleys may be rather tender, and those from higher elevations may require a strict, rather dry winter dormancy, just as plants from, say, the Rocky Mountains do. Do we know the elevational range of Ixiolirion? Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA