Hi all, Thanks to Kevin for the great introduction. > And how about members of our list from Australia? I have grown Hymenocallis harrisiana for quite a few years and it is a very successful bulb in the open garden, flowering and offsetting freely. H littoralis grows and offsets reasonably well but has not flowered for me, although those in warmer parts of Australia seem to flower it easily. I am now trying some bulbs in the open garden and their growth is stronger so perhaps their is future hope of flowers. Happily I have some strongly growing seedlings of H glauca, howardii and maximillianii from the IBS distribution. Ismene narcissiflora , longipetala and hybrids x Festalis and Sulphur Queen grow and flower well in pots or the garden. All these bulbs appear in late spring and are in leaf until late autumn frost takes them out. Cheers, Rob in Tasmania Temperate Marine Climate Zone 9 equivalent