Hi all, The discussion of Cypella was interesting. I'm moved to comment now because one plant of C. coelestis that I planted outdoors in May is showing color on a flower bud. It's sibling still, in a pot is not showing any sign of flowering yet. This is the light-blue flowered form. I also got a dark-blue form from Eric Walton in 1998, but I lost it. If anyone has seeds or a bulb of the dark-blue flowered Cypella coelestis, I'd be interested in obtaining some. You can contact me at <jshields104@insightbb.com> Cypella peruviana were also planted out in the same bed, a raised rock garden with distinctly limey soil from a local riverbed (lots of old snail shells in it). They are growing vigorously, but not showing any flower buds yet. These were grown from seeds from Chiltern in 1998. Hesperoxiphion peruvianum from seeds from Bill Dijk in 1998 is not as vigorous as the Chiltern plants. All of these were left outdoors in their 6.5-inch plastic azalea pots until well into December last winter. Some died, but some lived. I think folks in USDA zone 7 should try these outdoors. I'd like to hear from anyone in zone 7 or colder who has tried this with any Cypella. I plan to take my plants out of the rock garden in December and carry them over winter in pots in the greenhouse. This is nominally zone 5 here, and I have not dared try these outdoors through an Indiana January. Judging from how well the plants in the rock garden have done this summer, I repotted my potted Cypellas from their 6.5" azalea pots (5" deep) into 1-gallon nursery containers today. It looks like they might appreciate more of a root run than they have been getting. Calydorea amabilis, which someone said is probably also a Cypella based on the structure of the flowers, is reblooming after I followed the list members' advice and dead-headed the seed pods that were forming. I wonder how hardy it would be? Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925