Hi Mary Sue and Doug, > Which things have not come back and is it a question of their just > not coming up (my ongoing experience with Ornithogalum dubium) or not > being there the next year? Its the problem of them not coming up - in each case there are bulbs present which havent produced leaves , in some cases quite a nice size. The species germinated in 2003 which havent returned this year are Brunsvigias namaquana (sigh!!) , litoralis and striata (both as striata and as minor) , Haemanthus barkerae and sanguineus , Hessea breviflora and pilosula and Strumaria watermeyeri. These all still have small bulbs with active roots. There are also several more Hessea and Strumaria which I havent looked at as yet . I also repotted an overcrowded seedling pot of Albuca namaquensis last summer , which had 20 or so nice bulbs and these have sulked through winter / spring. Cheers, Rob