>Responding to Adam Fisko: I got mine at a local nursery that has >since gone out of business;.... (And I've never succeeded with any >Eucomis outside, though I'm in the process of trying again). Dear Jim, I have had success with E. bicolor outdoors here and urge you to try that species, too. Slow to emerge, but most reliable. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +