Dear Diana, Part of the renovation might have included dividing these bulbs and selling them at the Fall Garden sale, where I was lucky enough to obtain one almost the size of a hardball. Even though I kept it under cover and totally dry over winter, it started sprouting about a month ago, and I started watering it. It almost immediately grew a small tuft of leaves about 3" long, and then seemed to stall, even though I have been watering it and giving it light feedings. From some of the other responses in this thread, this sounds like its normal growth pattern. I don't see any sign of a scape, and I may not this year, since I (gently) moved it up to a 2-gallon pot as soon as it started growing. Ken East S.F. Bay Area, Ca. USDA Zone 9 (mediterranean) -2°C to 38°C