Hi Luc, Several years ago I organized a topic of the week for more than two years where we had a subject we discussed over a couple week period. Often there was a wonderful introduction to start us off provided by a knowledgeable member of our group. Cameron McMaster provided such an introduction on Haemanthus. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… And here were some of the posts from that week (under Haemanthus): http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/old.php/… Haemanthus pauculifolius is an evergreen species. I leave H. albiflos out year round although I shelter it a bit from the rain when we have a lot of it in winter, but I've found some of my other summer rainfall Haemanthus seem a lot happier staying in my greenhouse where it is warmer in summer. Your climate may be suitable to leaving it outside. After experimenting with a number of them in my covered structure outside in summer I moved them back to the greenhouse. Although this species was slow for me (purchased from Telos), it now seems to be growing quite happily in a pot and it's bloomed the last two years in the fall and I think it is most attractive. I keep the soil moist. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mary Sue