Hi All, Nerine bowdenii is native to the summer rainfall areas of eastern South Africa, so it's natural cycle is to grow in summer. In practice, my bulbs of bowdenii in pots make it a short winter. I've not seen any summer growing Nerine hybrids that looked anything like the sarniensis hybrids. Regards, Jim Shields ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA