On 26 Nov 03 at 22:08, John Lonsdale wrote: > ...In my hands L. roseum is very slow to increase and more prone to > rot. It reaches flowering size very quickly from seed. I have had seed sown in January give flowering bulbs 18 months later. The seeds were originally sown in a 3.5" plastic pot; once they germinated and roots were appearing at the drain holes, the entire soil mass was carefully potted on as a whole in a 6" pot (one of those square "one gallon" pots that a lot of nursery stock comes in). They were fed fairly liberally. > ... I have never tried it outside and doubt it would 'do' at all. It's definitely considerably more tender than L. autumnale. I consider L.autumnale to be fully hardy, but L.roseum must live in a pot protected from any but the lightest frosts. Jane McGary mentioned in passing that for her L. autumnale is marginally hardy, demonstrating the significance of maritime influence on climate -- Victoria is nearly surrounded by saltwater. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island