Hi Mary Sue and others, I too am fascinated by this Genus and although my experience is limited to a few seedlings for a short time I want to share this experience. When referring to months please remember I am a southern hemisphere grower. I obtained seeds of three species from Silverhillseeds in June 2002 - they were Gethyllis sp Namaqualand, verticillata (?) and villosa and all germinated within a month or so and grew on until late spring. The Namaqualand species and villosa returned in June 2003 . They continued to grow through summer where I was growing them under cover after reading Gordon Summerfield's advise. My dry area is covered with shaded Laserlight and much to my surprise these seedlings stayed green through summer and autumn until May 2004 when they withered as new 3rd season leaves appeared. The 3rd leaves have started to take on some mature characteristics with sp Namaqualand forming a spiral and villosa covering iutself with fine hairs although not yet twisting as I have seen in some images. I watered them from below about once monthly during this time. The Gethyllis verticillata (?) reappeared in early winter 2004 after a rest of 18 months which was a really pleasant surprise. So far just 2 seedlings with straight bright green leaves. I now grow my Gethyllis under permanent cover watering from below. Cheers, Rob Dr R F Hamilton 7 Beach Road Snug 7054 Tasmania Australia Temperate Marine Climate USDA Zone 9 equivalent