In my experience the rhizome of Cryptostephanus haemanthoides is merely an attachment point for the shoot and the roots: the roots are the primary storage organ. I cannot think that the prognosis for a rootless rhizome is very good, unless it is able to make a shoot and new root growth to enable it slowly to build up strength. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 Mobile 07 919 840 063 Fax (Estate Office) 01242 870541 Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/