Dear Mary Sue, Since I wrote that article, further investigations lead me to believe that what I have is A. nelsonii, which fits more closely with the description. It is also evergreen. You will notice in the article that I did have a question mark after it. My apologies for the confusion. regards, Bill Richardson Gippsland Australia 0-21 Lovely days of Spring. Need rain desperately. Ixia site http//http://www.angelfire.com/ri/ixia/ Suite 101 site http//http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/bulbs_and_plants