Last fall I planted five bulbs of Pancratium maritimum from a commercial source in one of my cold frames. These bulbs were not exactly planted in the usual sense. I simply put the bulbs on the surface of the cold frame soil with the bases of the bulbs slightly buried. Most of the bulb is exposed. The bulbs rooted quickly but have otherwise shown no sign of life (i.e. no foliage). I'll report on their progress or lack of progress later this year. I tried this species several years ago; bulbs were planted into the soil of the same cold frame but not watered. Within a year the bulbs had either disappeared or shriveled down to almost nothing. This surprised me - I wrongly assumed that this species would need little water. In the past I've also grown P. illyricum as a pot plant, putting it outside during the summer and bringing it in during the winter. Several years passed without seeing the plant bloom, and it was eventually discarded. I also planted five seeds of P. maritimum last November – but nothing has happened there yet. I too would like to hear from anyone growing these species. 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/