Dear all, I thought I'd refrain from any comments on this topic, but sometime bulbs bloom. I have two plantings of this species-both from 'northern', 'hardy' collections. One has been in a pot in the greenhouse since 2005. I was surprised to see it in both nearly full leaf and the first flower opening. This after a VERY hot dry summer. I brought the pot up to the deck near the hummingbird feeder, hoping it might distract the gang of hummers that fight over the feeder. There's seating for six, but any one will keep all the others away. Do hummers visit Rhodophialia? My second plant from Joe Shaw (Thanks Joe) went into a raised bed outdoors. Foliage came up this spring looking healthy, but was frozen in peak growth by late April freezes. So far no sign of new growth of flowers or leaves although subject to even more extremes of heat and dry outside. Might they still appear? Especially after a decent rain? The first bloom caused me to check out the Rhodophialia wiki page and I read that flowers appear before foliage, but pictures seem to hint tat some foliage was present. So Is the foliage synchronous with the flower stalks? And Fred good to hear of survival in Boston in the ground. Gives me some hope. 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 +