I very good summary of growing Eucomis under UK conditions is given on David Fenwick's African Garden website at http://www.theafricangarden.com/page44.html and http://www.theafricangarden.com/page45.html and his gallery of photos on http://www.theafricangarden.com/page40.html I have seen Eucomis zambesiaca growing and flowering at RHS Rosemoor in north Devon on a woodland bank, and superficially it looked very similar to the dwarf form of E. autumnalis I grow here 25miles west of London. All of the bulbs of E. comosa (hyb?) or autumnalis I now have in pots or in the garden, or have passed on to friends, have come from seed. I have not knowingly lost any to frost or winter wet. I recall David telling me that deeper planting discouraged bulb splitting with some of his bulbs, and hence presumably more chance of flowering the less easy types. As regards greenhouse fans and air movement improving the turgidity of the leaves; could it not be similar to young trees where staking low down the stem to allow flexing, encourages the production of a stronger skeletal system? Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8