Jeeze Marguerite, did you ever find the bottom? Maybe this was a very old specimen as opposed to Jacobs that he dug! Gosh, these sound so interesting, I don't think I'm going to give up just yet :) I've got a few things I'd be willing to trade for one of these :) Josh Anderson, IN ________________________________ From: Marguerite English <meenglis@meenglis.cts.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 7:16:10 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Hesperocallis undulata In its native area (desert) it grows in pure sand and very deep (I once dug down almost 3 ft and still was only seeing stem.)