Hi Jim McK. and all, I had Galtonia candicans and G. viridiflora in the open ground for several years. Both groups of bulbs gradually dwindled away. G. viridiflora may be slightly hardier than candicans around here. A couple years ago I planted some more bulbs of G. candicans, but this time in a raised sandy bed in open ground. I think the plants are increasing as well as flowering very nicely this year. In fact they are in full bloom right now. My impression is that Galtonia is hardy for a few years here. They are well worth replanting from time to time, in my opinion. Jim Shields in warm, rainy central Indiana (USA) At 09:24 AM 7/27/2006 -0400, you wrote: >Few of us have had much if anything to say about Galtonia candicans on this >forum. ..........Do any of you have clumps which persist in the open >ground in zones 7 or >colder? > >Jim McKenney ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA