What I grow as Veltheimia bracteata flowers in early spring for me too. I have green seed pods at present, and I allow the tired leaves to dry off in the summer, although according to this link http://actahort.org/members/showpdf/… it is evergreen in the wild. I have mentioned this before, but, in the winter light levels in the UK the flower colour varies considerably. As a house plant my flowers are a very pale pink. In the greenhouse if not turned occasionally the south side is a good deep pink, the north side much paler, especially if it faces other plants rather than the glass. Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England > > My experience with Veltheimia bracteata in So. CAl is that it is a pure > winter grower. It begins to leaf out in Sept/Oct and blooms in March/April. > The leaves rapidly disappear after blooming. Currently they are in seed > which, in groups, is also quite attractive . > Richard Wagner > Vista, CA