Hi, Ixia viridiflora has a reputation for being short lived and difficult. It is a very popular flower because of its amazing turquoise color and I expect people who sell it sell out every year. I reread some postings on it from a number of years ago on another list. Some people advised never disturbing the plants after they were potted saying that some corms didn't survive repotting. Some advised a dry dormancy, but at least one person who advised that admitted that corms planted that way only lasted a couple of seasons before they stopped blooming and disappeared. A couple others commented that bulbs they had planted where they got summer water were doing just fine. Someone else suggested maybe that is why people in New Zealand do well because bulbs would be getting year round water. Unlike some of you I don't water most of my winter growing bulbs when they are dormant. Water is precious here and very expensive and our water supply probably comes indirectly from our river. We are encouraged to conserve in summer so there will be enough water left in the river for the fish. Most of my bulbs survive just fine this way and if they don't, I console myself that perhaps they weren't meant for me to grow. But after those stories about Ixia viridiflora I began to make sure it got some summer water and it has bloomed for me every year since. I wouldn't say all the corms bloom, but enough to enjoy. I checked my notes and my Ixia viridiflora bloomed the third year from seed. I first started it in 1995 however and I know lots more about growing from seed now so expect if I did it now it would bloom the second year from seed. Mary Sue Mary Sue Ittner California's North Coast Wet mild winters with occasional frost Dry mild summers