Last year a friend and I imported a bulb each of Iris winogradowii and potted them. Mine grew a bit, then stopped. When my friend's was in bloom, I tipped mine out to see what the trouble was, and found that the bulb was mouldy. I removed all the mouldy parts and repotted the leaves and what was left of the bulb. I have just tipped the pot out again. There is no sign of a bulb, but the leaves had a few dismal looking roots. Also in the pot were three thriving white roots that are growing new bits. I know that some plants have nodes along their roots so they can grow new plants from root pieces. What about bulbous iris? Any hope of my winogradowii appearing above ground sometime, or is it doomed to be subterranean? -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil