I forgot to mention that Nick recommends using fertilizers that have no nitrogen in them. Sir Peter Smithers said the same thing. So I made up my own Nerine Fertilizer: equal partsd b y weight of Potassium sulfate [K2SO4] and of Dibasic Potassium Phosphate [K2HPO4] which gives a fertilizer with N-P-K of about 0 - (15 to 23) - (35 to 40) depending on whether you use the USA or the metric ratios. Nitrogen causes all but the thread-leaf Nerine species to get sick. The sick plants look like they have a virus infection, but I have no idea what the actual problem is. Jim Shields ************************************************* 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