Dear All; This is one of the wonders of the plant world. After years of care, my plant bloomed a few years ago and terrorized the neighborhood for days. The foliage is incredible even when not in flower. Each leaf is multiply divided and its leaf segments are angled back on itself in a symmetrical, architecturally complex arrangement that defies explanation. After bloom, I unpotted it and gave away a dozen smaller tubers and planted a few in dry location in the garden assuming they'd croak. My plant has not bloomed since (which is not a really 'bad' thing, considering the stench) and all the garden tubers 'disappeared' until last year I found a small plant that had survived a couple of my winters. And it is back again this year. I can't imagine it is flourishing enough to ever get big enough to bloom (which isn't a bad thing- see above), but I was surprised it simply survived about 3 or 4 years now outside with NO CARE whatsoever. I grow my plant in a large nursery pot (about 10 G) and winter it dry and frost free. It emerges early and I begin watering. As the season warms I bring it into full sun and water well until it shows me it is drying off. I then tip the pot and wait for the foliage to dry off and go back into winter storage. It's worth it. And with a name like Helicodiceros muscivorus ( Twisted, two-horned Fly Eater!), ya gotta love it. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +