Thank you, Tim and Rhoda. Guess I will have to wait. I don't suppose my hoping for evergreen foliage will have much affect! Ken San Diego From: Tim Harvey Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 11:58 PMI agree. Many genera - not just bulbs/geophytes - are quite opportunistic in their early years. I usually lose mine at 3 years old :-( ************************************************************ Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 Many deciduous South African Amaryllid seedlings will stay green through the first dormant period, so I would think the real test of your plants being evergreen should be in the third dormant season.Rhoda Napier, South Africa