Yesterday, before responding on the topic of Ixiolirion, I went back and read what David Griffiths had to say about it in his pamphlet (Circular 311, USDA, 1934) Bulbs From Seed. Based on his experience in growing the plant at the Bellingham Bulb Station, Bellingham, Washington, he reported no particular problems with Ixiolirion. The plant bloomed in late June there, seed ripened in late July or early August. Seed sown at that time (at Bellingham an effort to complete seed sowing by late August was the rule because the rains which followed in late August and September made such work difficult) generally germinated the following April. Griffiths reported that if left in the ground from year to year, the seedlings started to bloom profusely (his word) in the third year. Note that under his conditions he felt it safe to leave the bulbs in the ground from year to year. Griffiths was growing bulbs from seed as field crops: they did not enjoy the benefits of rain cover, greenhouse jump-starts, raised beds and so on. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/