Hi David, Just a note about the height of Eucomis pole-evansii spike, although my own plants are still young - I have noticed it in flower at the Sydney Botanical gardens growing in a sunny bed beside a glasshouse - and the spikes do reach between 5 and 6 feet. So apart from plant variability it could be climatic factors that bring out its full size and flowering potential. Cheers Jim Lykos Springwood Australia