Lee Poulsen wrote: " This is interesting, Jim. I don't know which side of
South Africa they
come from, but here in So. California I see them almost naturalized
(even a few up the canyon in the national forest area) and they are
definitely a natural winter-grower/summer-dormant plant in this climate.
(Which could explain the too-early emergence for you.)"

What I didn't mention is that now that they're outside, they are summer
dormant here, too. There is a burst of growth in late winter and early
spring, but by mid summer they've browned off. The first time this
happened,
I thought I had lost them.

Jim McKenney
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Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where Cardiocrinum cordatum
is
above ground.
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