I remembered what the species was: Rhodohypoxis baurii. I have a number of different cultivars, and they (or it) munched their way through several pots worth before I discovered the damage. It was while they were still dormant (late winter/early spring). --Lee Poulsen Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10 On Sep 2, 2004, at 10:27 PM, Lee Poulsen wrote: > At this house, the first year some rats nearly decimated one > particular genus of bulb (and I can't remember what it was, but I > nearly lost all of them until I found a partially eaten one left on > the surface of the pot so I hid the remaining pots).