Years ago, in the infancy of my horticultural experience, I had a difficult time growing Ledebouria socialis. I had swiped a little offset from an unsuspecting garden center (for reference, read Allen Lacy's chapter on 'Gardening's Dirty Little Secret'), potted it up, and grew it on. It was fine for a while, multiplying like crazy, then started to sulk and lose its roots. Growing bored, I ripped it out of the pot and threw it on top of the rocks under the greenhouse bench. This was strictly a drainage area, with no soil whatsoever. Over the succeeding years, it grew, and grew, and grew. Bloomed like crazy, offsetted like crazy, either clumping or separated as Alberto mentioned. Eleven years ago, when I moved from that house, I left it behind, a clump about two feet across. Currently, I am free from Ledebouria socialis, and really don't miss it all that much. Now I am more worried about Ledebouria cooperi taking over the planet.... --Roy NW of Boston Cool and wet, still waiting for summer to arrive