> I purchased a C. cordatum this past winter. It was smallish but great > looking. I planted it out early this spring and both the main plant > and several pups grew. After only a few weeks of growth the pups all > disappeared and the main plant showed its true colors, it began to > push up an inflorescence. Now it is blooming. > > Is it typical for the pups to have disappeared that quickly? Is it > likely that they are dead, and that when this plant finishes blooming > and the main bulb dies that this plant is dead? I feel lucky in some > respects to have paid so little for a flowering Cardiocrinum, but if > the plant is done, I don't feel so lucky:) > > Thanks, > > Steve